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AMIR KHUSROW.Qissat Shahar Darvish ("The Story...

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AMIR KHUSROW.Qissat Shahar Darvish ("The Story of the Four Dervishes"), a collection of allegorical tales by Amir Khusrow (d. 1325), Mughal India, dated Thursday, 19 Jumada II in the 7th year of Shah 'Alam's reign, i.e., 1184 A.H. / 12 November 1767 Persian manuscript of 366 leaves, text in black nasta'liq of twelve lines, in a brown morocco binding decorated with a gold fillet. Size : 23,5 x 13,5 cm (binding)