[Collection of poems in Persian
By: by Khwaja Shamsuddin, i. e. Hafiz]
Published: 1690
Place of publication: [Iran or India
Language: per
Notes: From the library of the donor's maternal grandfather, who was a minister at the court of the Maharaja of Baroda, India, in the 1920s.

In Nastaliq script, one of the main script styles used in writing the Arabic alphabet, and traditionally the predominant style in Persian calligraphy.

The pages are stuck together and the book cannot be read until major conservation work is done (April 26, 2013).

Leather embossed binding; gilt and cobalt blue used on leaves.

Gift of Parag Khanna, February 18, 2010