Qajar cosmological talismanic work - Persian manuscript
Summary
Cosmological talismanic work with numerous illustrations, numerical tables and charms.
Manuscript.
Persian.
Title devised by cataloger.
Scribe not identified.
Written in Iran.
Paper; heavy but soft cream-colored paper; each page is covered with drawings in reddish-sepia or golden-colored inks(?) which may be residue from original gold leaf, with details in black ink; the Persian 'flying' script is large and in red ink. typically Iranian are the images of the sun with faces; also contains charts of the heavens, tables of numbers, images of horses, deer and hunters(?); a large serpent or snake fills the outside margins on each page, perhaps representing the heavens and constellations.
Nastaʻliq.
Library of Congress. Persian manuscript, M146.
Lacks binding.
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress website.
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