Persian manuscript on gold-sprinkled paper laid down on card, 14 leaves, 5 lines to the page written in fine nasta'liq script in black ink, some words in gold, inner borders of blue paper with inner margin rules in colours and gold, outer borders with stencilled floral motifs, one illuminated headpiece, probably excised from another manuscript, one further illuminated panel on last leaf, small depictions of birds interspersed throughout the text added at a later date, perhaps in India, beginnings of lines slightly trimmed, brown leather binding, doublures of red leather with central stamped medallions text area 132 x 68 mm.; album 270 x 180 mm.