Folio of a manuscript of Nezami's Haft... - Lot 121 - Art Richelieu

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Folio of a manuscript of Nezami's Haft... - Lot 121 - Art Richelieu
Folio of a manuscript of Nezami's Haft Peikar, illustrated with Bahram Gur spending Monday in the green pavilion, Iran, late 19th century and earlier. Composite work consisting of a folio of manuscript on paper with a text of five lines in four columns inscribed in nasta'liq in black ink around an illuminated title inscribed in blue ink in a cartouche. Illustrated below with King Bahram Gur seated on a large throne, listening to the story told by the daughter of the King of Chorasmie in the presence of two maids. The whole framed by a margin with gilded floral decoration on a blue background. On the back, folios of Arabic religious manuscript of 15 lines of text. Dim. at sight : 22 x 13cm Important paint chips, mounting with a margin of another page, two folios of manuscripts glued to the back, wetness on the latter. The Haft Peikar (Seven Portraits), is one of the five books of the famous Khamseh (Quintet) by the Persian poet Nezami (c. 1141 - 1209). Expert: Camille Celier
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