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Colophon (text recto; blank verso of folio 10), from a manuscript of Ta‘qibat-i Namaz

Colophon (text recto; blank verso of folio 10), from a manuscript of Ta‘qibat-i Namaz

Persian

The text of this manuscript concerns the rituals of daily prayers in Arabic. It was copied by Muhammad 'Ali b. Muhammad Shafi' Gharib al-Vatan Tabrizi in H. 1233 (1817) according to the colophon. The text panels, consisting of five lines of vocalized naskh, are remargined with dark blue paper. The bindings is dark blue velvet on the boards and reddish-brown leather straps on the edges.

Ink and gold on paper

Qajar period

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