Selections from the Dīvān of Mawlānā Bisāṭī of Samarqand (d.c. 1405). The text is incomplete with leaves missing after f. 67v. Miniature: f. 65r: The poet tears his robe, overcome by jealousy of his rival.
Selections from the Dīvān of the 15th century poet Khayālī of Bukhara. The beginning is missing, the text starts with the letter ب. Miniature: f. 79v: Four men watching a handsome youth.
Selections from the Dīvān of ʻAbd Allāh Ṭūsī, a native of Khurasan, court poet of Sulṭān Abu'l-Qāsim Bābur (ruled 1449–1457). Miniature: f. 85v: The old man arguing with a youth.
A Dakani poem relating to the story of Shahji and Mahji, by Hasan Manjhu Khalji who wrote under the pen-name of Hans and either completed or commenced the composition of this poem in 1009 AH, i.e., 1600-1601 AD. The poem is particularly significant for the author's detailed and recurring exposit...
Firdawsī’s epic ‘Book of kings’ without preface. Copied by Ghiyās al-Dīn Bāyazīd Ṣarrāf. It is illustrated with 72 miniatures, Turkman/Timurid style. Dated 23 Jumadi II 891 (26 June 1486)