GULISTAN, FLOWER GARDEN, DIWAN OF POETRY OF SAADI... Lot 41

GULISTAN, FLOWER GARDEN, DIWAN OF POETRY OF SAADI SHIRAZI Single volume, illuminated manuscript on paper, text in Farsi, 138 pages, four fly leaves at the front, one fly leaf at the back, single column in nastaliq script, marginal notes in black naskh script in Ottoman language, text set in columns, text blocks variously partitoned and ruled in gold, some punctuation and underlined and catchwords in red ink. Gold roundels outlined with black, owner's seals and stamps (Adil Efendi), some ink smudges on marginal notes.  Text 11cm x 4.7cm  Folio 17cm x 5cm