The Story of Hushang (recto), Illustration and text (Persian Prose) from Majmac al-Tavarikh (A Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru; Text Page, Persian Prose, (verso), from Majmac al-Tavarikh (A Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
Two adjacent yellowed pages from an old book. Left page has an illustration across bottom third, depicting seven people standing in a line. The illustration scene shows a seated figure on a dais wearing orange, blue and yellow; the figure has a green turban and is flanked by a person with a red and blue garment, and another with a blue and green garment; on the left are two people wearing blue and red; on the right are two people in orange and blue; background has blue sky, white clouds and grey rocks; green and white plants; all figures have black inscriptions in top right corner. The top two-thirds of the left page and the entire right page contain black inscriptions in a foreign language; some writing on both pages is in red. The pages have a darker border around the edges and are against a white background.
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