Iran: Page from an illuminated copy of Tuḥfat al-ʻIrāqayn by Afzal al-Dīn Shirvānī Khāqānī (1126-1198), 1604. This manuscript of Persian poems is written in nastaliq script. The page-borders represent birds and animals in various colours outlined in gold. This is one of three miniatures from the Isfahan School contained in the collection. The manuscript was produced in 1604 by Shāh Qāsim and is a copy of the original collection of poetry by Khāqānī from the end of the 12th century.

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