Text Page, Persian Prose (recto); The Story of Adam peace upon him, his Sons and Progeny (verso)
The image shows two pages from a book. The pages are yellowed and have a worn appearance. The left page contains text written in black and red ink, arranged in lines that fill the page, with a red border around the edges of the written area and another red rectangular box within it containing more text. The right page also contains text written in black and red ink, with a similar layout and borders to the left page. The bottom half of the right page features an illustration of five men sitting on the ground around the base of a tree; one man stands behind them. A brown object resembling a bird or a piece of clothing is in the tree. The background of the illustration includes blue sky and gray stone ground.
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