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Luqman, Salim Khannamah 1687-1688. A grandiose metrical history of the reign of Sultan Selim II (r. 1566-74). written in Persian in 988 (1580) by the court poet Sayyid Luqman. This. copy was made for an unnamed person and presented in 1099 (1687/88). Contains eight miniatures (ff. 7v, 14r, 15r, 15v, 16r, 16v, 17r, 25v). Language : Persian. Material: Paper. Dimensions: 465 x 296 mm leaf. Binding: Elaborately gilt-tooled Islamic leather binding with flap; medallions with pendants, corner pieces and borders; red leather doublure.