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2 works by 2 authors on the subjects of Epic literature and Persian poetry

1.
Author: Ibn Ḥusām, Muḥammad, -1470 ابن حسام, محمد
Title: Khāvar′nāmah
Title: خاور نامه

An epic poem on the on the warlike deeds of Ali and his companions Malik and Abu al-Mihjan against the kings of the East. With a number of crude illustrations, and empty spaces for others. May be dated 1768 or 9 m.

Incipit: نخستین برين نامۀ دلگشا سخن نقش بستم خدا
Language(s): Persian
2.
Author: Saʻdī سعدى
Title: Būstān
Title: بوستان
Incipit: بنام خداوند جان افرين حكيم سخن در زبان افرين

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Form: codex
1b-330a f. 330b-349b f.
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Nasta'liq

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