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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Persian MS 856
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    16th century
    Language
    fa
    • James Ludovic Lindsay (b. 1847, d. 1913), peer and collector
    • Binding: Nineteenth-century oriental binding of red leather (rebacked) with medallions and
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Persian MS 908
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    Tuesday, 8 Rabi' II 1038 (1628 CE)
    Language
    fa
    • James Ludovic Lindsay (b. 1847, d. 1913), peer and collector
    • binding very similar to that of Persian MS 35 (the gilt panels on the outer faces are from the same die) and
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Persian MS 36
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    Safar 849 (1445 CE)
    Language
    fa
    • James Ludovic Lindsay (b. 1847, d. 1913), peer and collector
    • There is also a peony and a stream in the foreground.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Persian MS 6
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    24 Rabi' II, 824 AH (1421 CE)
    Language
    fa
    • James Ludovic Lindsay (b. 1847, d. 1913), peer and collector
    • and corner-pieces of similar design.
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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Persian MS 3
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    12 Dhu'l-hijja 1041 AH (1632 CE)
    Language
    fa
    • Bernard Quaritch (b. 1819, d. 1899), bookseller and publisher
    • James Ludovic Lindsay (b. 1847, d. 1913), peer and collector
    • Doublures of red leather, with medallions and pendants of gold cut-out work on blue, green and red backgrounds