IRAN, Shiraz 16th-19th century Four illustrated folios of the Khamseh of Nizami Persian manuscript on paper, the text calligraphed in nasta'liq with 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 : 17x10 cm (Jumps of polychromy, repaints, tasks, a lack replaced at the time qâjâr)