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Text Page, Persian Prose (recto) from a Manuscript of the Majma' al-Tavarikh (A Compendium of Histories) by Hafiz-i Abru:

Cleveland Museum of Art

Yellowed aged paper with darker edges and corners. A rectangular red line borders most of the page. Brown ink used for bulk of text. Some red ink used for highlighting. Text written in Arabic script. A large rectangle of red ink surrounds a section of text in the center. Small circular stamp in bottom left corner.

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691 × 893 px
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