Persian manuscript of Nizami's poem Lailā and Majnūn, illustrated
by Mughal Indian artists.
Extent: pp. 110.
Layout: Written in 4 columns of 21 lines.
Hand: Nastaʿlīq.
Decoration: 9 miniatures, pp. 27, 35, 41, 47, 53, 65, 66, 82, 105;
illuminated frontispiece.
Binding: European pigskin, with gilt tooling toward edges of inner
boards, gilt spine title and label: "MS circa A.D. 1563".
Provenance: Provenance: Owned by James Atkinson (1780-1852)