A BOOK ON ASTROLABES Iran, dated 1273 AH (1856) Persian manuscript on paper, 59ff., each folio with 12ll. of black shekasteh nasta'liq with chapter headings and illustrations in red, signed Sheikh 'Ali, marked with the library stamp of Minasian Isfahan 1935, inscribed from Joseph Shirvanian 1955, the text panel 8.5cm x 3.6cm and the folio 10.7cm x 8cm.