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SIGNED 'ABDULLAH, SAFAVID IRAN, 16TH CENTURY"Persian manuscript on paper, 52ff. plus six flyleaves, each folio with 11ll. of black nasta'liq organized in two columns with double gold and black intercolumnar divisions, opening folio with finely illuminated headpiece and title in white nasta'liq on gold floral ground, headings in gold or white nasta'liq over gold or plain ground within illuminated cartouches, text panel within gold and blue ruled frame, catchwords, last two folios on brown paper, colophon signed, in gilt lacquer covers and gilt and stamped cream morocco doublures, later owners' notes at beginning, generally very clean copy, binding scuffedText panel 5 5/8 x 3 3/8in. (14.7 x 8.6cm.); folio 9 1/8 x 5 7/8in. (23.2 x 15.3cm.); Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.; ProvenanceChristie's, London, 13 April 2010, lot 109""The scribe 'Abdullah who copied this manuscript may be the same scribe as 'Abdullah bin Murshid al-Din Shirazi who copied another copy of Amir Shahi's Divan, now in the National Library in Tehran. He was called from Shiraz by Shah Tahmasp and made his private scribe. He died in Qazvin in AH 982/1574-5 AD (Bayani, 1346 sh., pp. 356-7).Post Lot TextNo VAT is payable on the hammer price or buyer’s premium on this lot."PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION