A NATHR UL LA'ALIATTRIBUTED TO FAZL BIN HASSAN TABARSI (d. 548 AH): ALPHABETISED QUOTATIONS FROM THE SAINT ALI IN CONCERTINA MURAQQA PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION Iran, 18th century and later, inscribed Ahmad Al-Nayrizi Arabic manuscript on paper, 34ff., each folio with 7ll. ofnaskh script in black ink within gold clouds, alphabet headings in red, text markers in gold, within scrolling borders of varying floral designs, and blue and gold rules, the text panel set low within the page, containing 313 quotations from the saint, the final folio inscribed in shekasteh nasta'liqwith a dedication to the prime minister Amin ul Sultan (1858-1907) from Iqbal ul Dowleh (stamped), Mohammad Ghaffari Kashani (1847-1923), dated 13 October 1889, Qazvin, re-bound with printed cotton strips, pink end paper water-marked Picardo, within painted, lacquered and gilt cotton covers stretched on board, with calf trimming, the folio 24.5cm x 15.5cm, the text panel 14.3cm x 15.3cm.