[یوسف و زلیخا]

Manuscript..

Persian..

Title supplied by cataloger..

Scribe not identified..

Written in Central Asia..

Paper; lightly polished cream color laid paper with very faint horizontal chain lines on some pages and no visible watermarks; elaborate floral unwan in gold, blue and red with pinkish flowers; text enclosed in ruled border of blue, gold, red and blue; text is divided into hemistichs separated by wide columns which vary in color but are primarily reddish coral color; margins of all facing pages have floral designs in various colors which vary from page to page; black ink with elaborate section titles..

Nastaʻliq; 14 lines in written area 15 x 7.5 cm..

Fol. 1b-102a..

Library of Congress. Persian manuscript, M39..

Modern dark brown leather binding with embossed center medallions front and back..