A POETIC ANTHOLOGY Iran, 18th century or earlier Comprising Lama'at of Sheikh Fakhr e-ddin Araqi (1213 - 1289 AD) and Gulshan-e Raz of Sheikh Mahmud Shabestari (1288 - 1340 AD), Persian manuscript on paper, the first part in 36ff. and one added folio and two fly-leaves, the second part with 45ff., each folio with 12ll. of black ink nasta'liq script, signed Mahmud Mohammad Mahmud, marked with the Mahdi Bayani library stamp, in later blind-tooled black calf binding, the text panel 8cm x 5.5cm and the folio 11.5cm x 8cm.