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ʻAjāʼib al-makhlūqāt - Persian manuscript

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ʻAjāʼib al-makhlūqāt - Persian manuscript

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Manuscript.
Persian.
Title from fol. 2a.
Scribe not identified.
Place of writing not determined; probably Iran or Turkey.
Paper; light cream color laid paper with no visible chain lines or watermarks; elaborate floral unwan in gold, blue and red; text enclosed in ruled border of blue and gold; numerous illustrations; black ink with rubrication and overlining; catchwords.
Naskh; 21 lines in written area 17 x 8.5 cm.
Numerous illustrations and tables on fol. 2-19; some small illustrations in body of text.
Fol. 2b-238a.
Library of Congress. Persian manuscript, [unnumbered].
Modern dark brown leather binding.
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress website.

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Date

01/01/1565
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washington dc
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