From Dohras (Songs) 40 and 42 from the Kitab-i Nauras (Book of Nine Essences) of Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II of Bijapur (r. 1580–1627) (recto)

Brown book cover with darker brown and gold speckles. A vertical gold rectangle centered on cover contains foreign writing in black and red ink. Rectangle has a thin dark brown border and an ornate gold border around that. Rectangle is lined with a gold floral design on a brown background. A small portion on the top right edge of cover is torn.