*A MURAQQA' PAGE PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION Iran, late 16th century Persian manuscript on paper, the left hand folio from sonnets of Orfi, 17 lines of blacknasta'liq script to the page, the text within gold clouds; the right hand folio with 7 lines of blacknasta'liqscript to the page, from the strap composition (tarkib band) of Orfi employing a simile to the story of Leyla and Majnun, the folio illuminated with a miniature painting in opaque pigments depicting Leyla visiting Majnun in the wilderness surrounded by beasts, her camel and howdah visible on the left,the margins with scrolling floral motifs in gold, on aterra-cotta mount, 25.3cm x 24cm overall.