An illustrated leaf from a manuscript Nizami's Layla va Majnun Popular Mughal, early 17th Centurygouache and gold on paper, ten lines to the page in nasta'liq script in black ink in four columns, intercolumnar rules in gold, inner margins ruled in blue and gold, leaf numbered 319 in Arabic visible leaf 205 x 100 mm.FootnotesThe leaf comes from the section of the text on Layla's death. The illustration depicts the dying Layla with her female attendants inside and outside her room, possibly praying.
An illustrated leaf from a manuscript Nizami's Layla va Majnun Popular Mughal, early 17th Centurygouache and gold on paper, ten lines to the page in nasta'liq script in black ink in four columns, intercolumnar rules in gold, inner margins ruled in blue and gold, leaf numbered 319 in Arabic visible leaf 205 x 100 mm.FootnotesThe leaf comes from the section of the text on Layla's death. The illustration depicts the dying Layla with her female attendants inside and outside her room, possibly praying.
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