Persia, 16th century, Persian manuscript on paper, 35ff., 7 blank at the end, and 6 at the beginning, written in black nasta’liq within clouds against a gold hatched ground, within two columns, ruled with a polychrome and gold band, chapter headings in light blue against a gold ground within a cartouche, f.1b with a gold and polychrome heading, in a floral lacquer binding, folio 19.5 x 11.5cm.