A section from an Royal Mughal Album TWENTY-NINE ILLUMINATED LEAVES FROM A MAGNIFICENT ROYAL ALBUM, INDIA, MUGHAL, LATE AKBAR PERIOD, CIRCA 1600 29 leaves in two volumes (19 and 10 folios respectively), each page with single or multiple panels of large and small nasta'liq calligraphy written horizontally, diagonally and vertically in black ink (one instance of white ink) on cream, buff, brown, blue, grey and pink paper, many decorated with gold foliate motifs or birds, many panels of marbled paper, three panels with dates of 974/1566, 998/1589-90, 999/1590-91 and 1002/1593 respectively, one page with a drawing of dervishes ascribed to Shankar, borders of stout cream, blue, pink and buff paper finely decorated in gold with birds and animals amidst foliage, scrolling foliate motifs, cartouches, cloud collars and geometric designs, several pages with catchwords, most folios with Persian numbers in margins in pencil and some in red ink, one frontispiece page fully illuminated in colours and gold, later red leather bindings (2) 36.6-36.9 by 23.8cm.Condition ReportGenerally in good condition. Some minor stains. Paper repairs to edges and corners in places. As viewed. "
A section from an Royal Mughal Album TWENTY-NINE ILLUMINATED LEAVES FROM A MAGNIFICENT ROYAL ALBUM, INDIA, MUGHAL, LATE AKBAR PERIOD, CIRCA 1600 29 leaves in two volumes (19 and 10 folios respectively), each page with single or multiple panels of large and small nasta'liq calligraphy written horizontally, diagonally and vertically in black ink (one instance of white ink) on cream, buff, brown, blue, grey and pink paper, many decorated with gold foliate motifs or birds, many panels of marbled paper, three panels with dates of 974/1566, 998/1589-90, 999/1590-91 and 1002/1593 respectively, one page with a drawing of dervishes ascribed to Shankar, borders of stout cream, blue, pink and buff paper finely decorated in gold with birds and animals amidst foliage, scrolling foliate motifs, cartouches, cloud collars and geometric designs, several pages with catchwords, most folios with Persian numbers in margins in pencil and some in red ink, one frontispiece page fully illuminated in colours and gold, later red leather bindings (2) 36.6-36.9 by 23.8cm.Condition ReportGenerally in good condition. Some minor stains. Paper repairs to edges and corners in places. As viewed. "
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