HAFEZ:OLDER DIVAN OF HAFEZ

THE DIVAN OF HAFEZ/HAFIZ

1.The Divan of Hafez/Hafiz ,Safavid Dynasty,16th/17th century,Shiraz,Iran,ink and color with gilt on paper,text in two columns outlined in blue ink and gilt,fully illuminated frontpiece,458 pages,the limp tan calfskin binding with embossed fillets,5-3/8 " x 3-1/4",illustrated

2.The Divan of Hafez/Hafiz, Safavid Dynasty, 16th/17th century, Shiraz,Iran, Ink and color on paper,text in two columns with illuminated pages and two miniature paintings,with illuminated frontpiece,352 pp,the leather binding tooled on both sides with a floral medallion,9"x5-1/4",illustrated

3. The Divan of Hafez/Hafiz, Safavid Dynasty16th/17th century,Shiraz,Iran,ink and color with gilt on paper,text in two columns, with six miniature paintings, 289 pages, the lacquered binding probably second half 17th century, in the Safavid fashion, both sides with a central arrangement of flowers framed by a pink and white floral border on a green ground with a gilt and red banding, 7"x3-1/3".See comparable examples at the Yale University,illustrated

4.The Divan of Hafez/Hafiz, Safavid dynasty,16th /17th century,Shiraz,Iran,ink and color with gilt on paper,text in two columns,with three miniature paintings,378 pages,the leather binding decorated on both sides with a central embossed floral medallion-framed scrolled band and fillets,7"x4-1/2",illustrated

5. The Divan of Hafez/Hafiz,Safavid Dynasty,16th/17th century,Shiraz,Iran,ink and color with gilt and pigment on paper,text in one and two columns with gilt and red ink borders, with two fully illuminated frontpieces, 424 pages , the leather binding gilt -stamped on both sides with floral medallions and corners accented with green and red , 9-3/4"x5-1/8",see comparable examples at the Bodleian and Yale University Libraries,Illustrated

6. Four Important Framed Pages from the Divan of Hafez/Hafiz, 16th/17th century,Shiraz,The Persian poetry manuscripts in black with color and gilt one paper,one containing three ghazals, the text written horizontally in one-two columns rules with gilt and illuminated intercolumnar rules and narrow gold bands with foliate illumination down the center, one with a blue and gilt border mounted on a blue sheet,and another on red paper , overall largest , h. 16", w. 11-1/2",Illuminated