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[Gulistān].
Saʻdī, author. [Gulistān]. 1234 [1818 or 1819]
Saʿdī’s Gulistān copied in an Indian nastaʿlīq hand and bound in lacquered covers featuring a scene from the Shāh-nāmah of Firdawsī. Dated to 1234/1818.
MS RBD Persian 0024 Rare Books/Special Collections
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