A SELECTION OF SONNETS BY HAFEZ PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION Qajar Iran, 19th century Persian manuscript on paper, 26ff. plus two fly-leaves, each folio with 6ll., in black ink, in shikasteh nasta’liq , the diagonal lines interspersed with gilt scrolling flowers around cloudbands, within blue, red, and gold rules, some catchwords, within minimally tooled black calf binding, the text panel 10cm x 5.7cm, the folio 13.3cm x 8cm.