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Text Page, Persian Prose (recto); The Story of Adam peace upon him, his Sons and Progeny (verso) (c. 1425) — ink and opaque w Zoom

Text Page, Persian Prose (recto); The Story of Adam peace upon him, his Sons and Progeny (verso)

Unknown artist · c. 1425

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Text Page, Persian Prose (recto); The Story of Adam peace upon him, his Sons and Progeny (verso)

Text Page, Persian Prose (recto); The Story of Adam peace upon him, his Sons and Progeny (verso)

Unknown artist · c. 1425

Text Page, Persian Prose (recto) from a Manuscript of the Majma' al-Tavarikh (A Compendium of Histories) by Hafiz-i Abru:
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page

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