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PROBABLY SHIRAZ, SAFAVID IRAN, LAST QUARTER 16TH CENTURY Poetry, Persian manuscript on cream paper, 158ff. plus five fly-leaves, each folio with 12ll. of black nasta'liq on gold-speckled ground, sometimes arranged in two columns within gold and black intercolumnar rules and gold and polychrome illuminated panels between columns, some keywords and phrases picked out in gold, headings in white, within gold and polychrome illuminated borders, surrounded by 23ll. of black nasta'liq written on the diagonal interspersed with gold and polychrome illuminated panels, within gold and polychrome rules, the opening bifolio with gold and polychrome headpiece surmounting text in clouds reserved against a gold ground, within gold illuminated floral margins, three folios with illustrations, the text in clouds reserved against a gold ground within gold illuminated floral margins, fly-leaves with later owners' notes, occasional seal impressions to the upper left corner, in modern brown morocco with flap, blue and gold paper doublures, minor repairs Text panel 8 ? x 4 7/8in. (21 x 12.2cm.); folio 11 ? x 7 ?in. (28.6 x 18.5cm.)
The Gulistan (Fragrant) is one of Sa’di’s most renowned works which illustrates his life experiences and human psychology in a collection of anecdotes. The work was completed in 1275 AD and was dedicated to Sa?di's patron at the time, the Salghurid atabak of Fars, Abu Bakr bin Sa?d bin Zangi (r. 1226-60).
The three illustrations in this copy, are delicately executed in a typical Shiraz style with a rich array of colours and intricate patterns on the textiles, tiled surfaces and interiors.