75/2535 [Oriental manuscripts]. (Calligraphed miniature manuscript), prob. 19th cent., (68) thin paper lvs. (and 2 blanks), Arabic script, each page within rectangular border heightened w. gold, first page w. very delicate headpiece in gold and colours, contemp. moroccobacked boards w. 2 diff. glazed miniature paintings in colours and gold and front- and backcover, 8x5,5 cm.

- Occas. sl. fingersoiled; corner of 2 lvs. torn loose (1x reattached). Paintings on covers w. craquelure and some small flaked spots (mainly along margins).

= Most textleaves divided in 4 parts, each w. a diagonal calligraphed text and w. texlines above and below. The nice cover paintings show 2 halflength portraits of a Persian woman in an oval frame within a richly gilt ornamental border: the woman on the front fully dressed with her arms crossed before her breasts and the woman on the back touching her uncovered breast w. one hand and with her other hand pointing upwards. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXII.