Manuscript/Mixed Material [Gulistān] [گلستان]

Title

• [Gulistān]

Other Title

• [گلستان]

Summary

• Fragmentary , highly decorated and illuminated copy of Saʻdī's Gulistān

Names

• Saʻdī

Created / Published

• [late 18th century?]

Headings

• -  Manuscripts, Persian.--Washington (D.C.)
• -  Uzbekistan
• -  Tajikistan

Notes

• -  Manuscript.
• -  Persian
• -  Title from container.
• -  Scribe not identified.
• -  Probably written in Central Asia.
• -  Paper; heavy cream color laid paper laid horizontally with no visible chain lines or watermarks; text within elaborate ruled border of blue, gold, red, wide gold band with floral designs, red and black; elaborate unwan on fol.1b-2a in gold, blue red and black; margins of all pages completely decorated with floral design in gold; margins many pages are highlighed in various colors such as yellow, red, blue, green, etc. a few fol. have small paintings of 2 persons seated and talking with each other; text in black ink with rubrication and highlights in blue.
• -  Nastaʻliq; 9 lines in written area 12.5 x 7 cm.
• -  Some paintings of two seated persons speaking with eachother.
• -  Fol. 1b-61b incomplete and not insequence.
• -  Library of Congress. Persian manuscript, M79.
• -  Text disbound and pages entirely separated; original binding is brown leather with embossed gold medallions and border on sides and flap; envelope binding; lacking spine; binding in preservation box with manuscript.
• -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress website.

Medium

• 61 leaves (9 lines), paper : disbound ; 27.4 x 17.6 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

• PK6450 .G2 1700z

Digital Id

• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/plmp.m079

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2017406684

Online Format

• pdf
• image

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2017406684

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