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ALI SHIR NAVAI'S (1440-1500) DIWAN PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION Safavid Iran, 16th century Courtly Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, 72 ff., plus two fly-leaves, each folio with 14ll., in black ink in nasta'liq script, the cobalt blue?shamsa in-filled with scrolling tendrils in gold and polychromes, the opening bifolio elegantly illuminated in gold, cobalt blue, and polychromes, chapter headings alternating in blue and gold, the text illustrated with three miniature paintings in typical Safavid style, two courtly scenes in garden landscapes, and a polo scene, all male figures in Safavid taj headdresses and typical Safavid costumes, a number of?folios with chalipa diagonal lines within illuminated cobalt blue frames, in blue and gold ruling, various library stamps including 'Movaffagh Khalil Bagh Firdous', the fly-leaves inscribed with Persian poetry in shekasteh nasta'liq, in marbled paper binding, the back cover missing, the text panel 13.7cm x 7.5cm, and the folio 20.5cm x 13cm.Notes: Islamic & Indian Art