Yūsuf va Zulaykhā - Persian manuscript

Manuscript.
Persian.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Scribe not identified.
Written in Central Asia.
Paper; lightly polished cream color laid paper with very faint horizontal chain lines on some pages and no visible watermarks; elaborate floral unwan in gold, blue and red with pinkish flowers; text enclosed in ruled border of blue, gold, red and blue; text is divided into hemistichs separated by wide columns which vary in color but are primarily reddish coral color; margins of all facing pages have floral designs in various colors which vary from page to page; black ink with elaborate section titles.
Nastaʻliq; 14 lines in written area 15 x 7.5 cm.
Fol. 1b-102a.
Library of Congress. Persian manuscript, M39.
Modern dark brown leather binding with embossed center medallions front and back.
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress website.