Fifteen lines of black Persian calligraphy are arranged within a central vertical rectangle on aged, cream-colored paper. The text block is enclosed by thin gold, blue, and orange borders, with a smaller title box positioned above the main script. Significant brown water staining is visible at the top, while circular binding holes line the right-hand margin. The simple layout emphasizes the rhythmic arrangement of the ink strokes against the stained parchment.

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

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