[Persian calligraphy studies.]

Manuscript. Persian Title from container. Written by Salmān Bint ʻAlī Pāshā. Written in India or Turkey. Paper; heavy, reinforced laid paper with vertical chain lines and no visible watermarks; sections contining lines of poetry are inlaid; text enclosed in a ruled border of thin blue, wider gold and a very wide greenish blue border; verses are divided by a similar wide greenish line and each verse block is also outlined in gold; margins ard dyed reddish with dark flecks; black ink. Nastaʻliq; 2 lines in written area 4.7 x 10.7 cm. Fol. 1b-14b Library of Congress. Persian manuscript, M161. Binding; contemporary leather accordion binding; leaves written on one side only. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress website.