Elegant black ink calligraphy flows in thirteen horizontal rows across this vertically oriented cream page, framed by a thin blue and orange border. Gold highlights accent the larger header and text panel. The paper is mottled with irregular brown staining and foxing, especially at its weathered edges. Punctures along the left side mark a previous binding. A solitary, delicate note rests in the bottom margin, set against the aged, textured surface.

An Indian family in Great Britain, whose grandfather brought the manuscript to England in the 1930s or 1940s

(Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch Ltd., London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Text page from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier

The magician, disguised as a Brahman, visits the king of Babylon, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fifth Night

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Text page from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier

Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim

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