Sa'di's 'Gulistan' (The Rose Garden), 15th-16th centuries, Calligraphy, Arabic, Calligraphy, Persian, Manuscripts, Persian, Washington (), Iran, Arabic script calligraphy, Illuminated Islamic manuscripts, Islamic calligraphy, Islamic manuscripts, Nasta'liq, Shirazi style Safavid Persian illuminated manuscript in Nasta'liq., At the very bottom of the text frame appears a barely legible square seal impression. Some of the decipherable words in the impression include hamid ('the praised'), 'azim ('the great'), and 'abduhu ('his servant')., Dimensions of Written Surface: (w) x (h) cm,
Sa'di's 'Gulistan' (The Rose Garden), 15th-16th centuries, Calligraphy, Arabic, Calligraphy, Persian, Manuscripts, Persian, Washington (), Iran, Arabic script calligraphy, Illuminated Islamic manuscripts, Islamic calligraphy, Islamic manuscripts, Nasta'liq, Shirazi style Safavid Persian illuminated manuscript in Nasta'liq., At the very bottom of the text frame appears a barely legible square seal impression. Some of the decipherable words in the impression include hamid ('the praised'), 'azim ('the great'), and 'abduhu ('his servant')., Dimensions of Written Surface: (w) x (h) cm, Reader! For him who wrote this book, ask grace; / And let the scribe, too, in your prayers find place: / Next for yourself whatever you wish pray; / Lastly, a blessing for the owner say. / By aid of the All-Gracious King, / This work here to an end we bring., Sa'di notes that he composed his 'Gulistan' to teach the rules of conduct in life both to kings and dervishes. It is evident that his work was a tool of instruction and commentary as witnessed by the extensive marginal glosses and explanatory notes explaining poetical expressions executed in red or black ink, cross-checked with a corresponding note within the original text. A few notes in red ink in the main text frame also develop some of the terms or expressions: for example, the first line praising God (Khudavand) bears a small note in red above specifying that God is Lord (Sahib) and King (Malik)., The main text is executed in the Persian cursive script called nasta'liq. It is placed in three columns, two of which are written horizontally and the third diagonally. At the top and bottom of the third column bearing diagonal writing appear two corner pieces (thumb-pieces) decorated with a gold vine with an orange bud: this motif is intended to fill the triangular space left blank by the intersection of the diagonal and horizontal registers., The Persian poet and prose writer Shaykh Sa'di Shirazi (ca. 1213-1292) composed h
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