Folio of a Khamsa manuscript by Nizami (d. 1209), Iran qâjâr, 19th centuryPaper folio of a Persian manuscript, with 13 lines of text on the recto and 18 on the reverse, written in nasta'liq script in black ink, a title in red ink and some oblique lines on the reverse. Illustrated on the recto with a miniature in gold and polychrome showing Bahram Gur hunting under the eyes of his beloved watching him from his balcony. Page size: 31 x 18 cm; miniature: 12.7 x 14.7 cmPage cut on one side, some staining and wear to the paint . An illustrated folio from a Qajar Book of Kings (Shahnama), Iran, 19th century