Kitāb-i Būstān-i Shaykh Saʼdī raḥimahu Allāh

Manuscript. Title from fol. 2b. Written by Sulṭānmuḥammad al-Kātib. Probably written in Iran. Paper; thick, dark cream color laid paper with no visible chain lines or watermarks; elaborate unwan on fol. 2b in blue, gold, and red; fol. 1b-3a and 168b and 169b have elaborate floral decorations in margins; text enclosed in elaborate ruled border in blue-white-gold-red-green-gold; black ink with red section headings; catchwords. Nastaʻliq; 12 lines in written area 15 x 7 cm. Fol 1b and 2a have full page miniature paintings. Fol. 1b-169a (text: 2b-169a) Library of Congress. Persian manuscript, M84. Binding; black grain with embossed medallions front and back. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress website. Persian.