Four illustrated folios from the Khamseh of Nizami, Iran, Shiraz, 16th-19th century Persian manuscript folios on paper, the text calligraphed in nasta'liq in black ink and divided into four columns. Each illustrated with gouache and gold, scenes from the Khamseh: Sandjar challenged by the old woman, Bahram and the lion, Dara dying supported by Iskandar, and a battle scene. Twentieth-century montage in a margin with four illuminated calligraphic cartouches. Mounted on cardboard. Dim. folios : 17 x 10 cm Polychromy jumps, repaints, stains, a lack replaced at the time qâjâr. Four folios from a Khamseh of Nizami, Iran, Shiraz, 16th - 19th century