Physical description: Material: PaperDimensions: 209 x 120 mm leaf [130 x 58 mm written]Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencilRuling:
Misṭarah; 12 lines per page; vertical spacing 9 lines per 10 cmScript:
Nasta‘līqInk: Black ink, with rubricated headings and overlinings in redDecoration: Every opening and every page has a border in gold, black and red ink; the first opening (ff. 1v-2r) is extensively illuminated in gold, red, green and blueBinding: Hybrid binding with European and Islamic-style features; gilt tooled; leather doublureCondition: Excellent condition; book block re-sewn, boards reattached and spine replacedMarginalia: Very few and all appear to be by copyistSeals: Ff. 1r and 101v
Physical description: Material: PaperDimensions: 169 x 69 mm leaf [117 x 50 mm written]Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencilRuling:
Misṭarah; 19 lines per page; vertical spacing 16 lines per 10 cmScript:
Nasta‘līq; copied by Ibn ‘Abd al-Raḥīm Abū al-Qāsim Yaḥyā al-Astarābādī for his own useInk: Black ink, with rubricated headings and overlinings and diagrams in redBinding: Morocco leather binding; boards with blind-tooled borders, medallion and pendantsCondition: Minor water damage to upper marginMarginalia: Numerous throughoutSeals: Ff. 2r (erased), 7r, 14r, 30r, 62r, 70r, 76r and 117v