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

1602
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John L. Severance Fund 2005.145.128.b
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A vertically oriented tan manuscript page features a central vertical rectangle of black Persian calligraphy. Horizontal script lines are framed by a thin gold and red border. A heading reading "داستان مسیح" rests within a top panel, while smaller rectangular boxes segment the text below. To the left, a worn margin reveals stitch holes and a small annotation. Significant discoloration and water stains mark the page's upper and left edges.

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

1602

Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)

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