JALAL AL-DIN RUMI (D.1273 AD) MATHNAWI-I MA'NAWI Possibly Mughal India, 17th century Poetry, Persian manuscript on paper, 270ff., books 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 each folio with 25ll., book 2 with 23ll., with two end pages, in black kitabat nasta’liq arranged in four columns (the last two pages of book 4 arranged in two columns), with red inter-columnar rules and blue text panel outlines, headings in red nasta’liq, illuminated headpieces for each of the six books in gold and polychromes, heavily annotated in the margins, in restored blind-tooled leather binding, the text panel 20.5cm x 12cm and the folio 26.5cm x 17.5cm. The notes on the front page indicate the purchase of this book by Prince Sultan Muhammad Murad Bakhsh (1624-1661), youngest son of Emperor Shah Jahan and Empress Mumtaz Mahal, Subedar of Balkh until 1647, in Ahmedabad in 1646 for the sum of 70 Rupees. There is also a library stamp in Persian nasta’liq which read 'muraje’eh va taftish shod'. Overlaid in hand in blue ink: molahezeh shod Saneh 1306 (1888 AD). The extensive property information one finds on this book leads to speculate the book must have been kept in high regards by its previous owners and considered a precious belonging.