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311 - Persian poetry, Qajar Iran, late 19th century Persian manusc…
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Persian poetry, Qajar Iran, late 19th century Persian manuscript on paper, Zaynat al-Mada'ih, by Mirza Muhammad Sadiq, known as Humay Marzavi. 15 lines per page in one and two columns, text in black and red ink. Colophon unsigned and undated. Owner's mark in the name of Marcel Gilbert on the flyleaf. Bound in brown morocco with embossed decoration of mandorles and black pendants (Minor accidents, stains, wetness, wear, not collated). 25.5 x 15 cm Provenance: Bibliothèque orientaliste Maisonneuve, Paris This work is a compilation of encomiastic poems (mada'ih), i.e. texts concerning the composition, writing or delivery of praises, written by poets at the court of the Kadjar sovereign Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar.
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About the sale BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS - FROM THE LIBRARY C. MAISONNEUVE
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Auction time 06/04/2026 at 2:15 PM
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