Sa'adi (circa 1210 - 1292), Boustan and Elegies, Iran qâjâr, - Lot 36

Sa'adi (circa 1210 - 1292), Boustan and Elegies, Iran qâjâr, 19th / 20th century Incomplete manuscript on paper with 15 lines of text in two columns per page, in Persian nast'aliq in black ink, some terms in red ink. Text inscribed obliquely in the margins all around. Manuscript in two parts introduced by a frontispiece illuminated in gold and polychrome and titled: the first part, corresponding to the Boustan, introduced by a sarlow decorated with a lambrequin trimmed with vegetal scrolls; the second part, corresponding to the Elegies (Ketab Marâthî), introduced by a cartouche with a gold background. The text is illustrated with 7 gouaches, one contemporary with the text, the others added later by another hand. Numerous owner's stamps. Bound in brown morocco, embossed with a poly-lobed mandorla with floral appendages and four spandrels decorated with vegetal foliage and pigmented in red. Binding size: 22.5 x 13.7 cm As is: incomplete manuscript, restorations, stains, folds, tears, original painting with faded faces, later handwritten and painted additions, scribbles. Expert : Camille Celier