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The rose garden of Persia
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The gulistān or Rose garden :
Manuscripts
The volume contains the poetry by the Persian poet Saʻdī. The manuscript was written in Herat, Afghanistan, by Ala'uddin Muhammal al-Katib.
mssHM 1113
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Leaf from the Qur'an and one leaf from a Persian poem
Manuscripts
One illuminated calligraphy leaf from the Qur'an, in Arabic with red interlineations translating the text into Persian (Farsi), with an autograph date of circa 1790 in pencil. One illuminated leaf of a Persian poem: "Poem on Beauty and Love," in Arabic, with gold decoration, dated 1265 A. H. [1847].
mssHM 64536-64537
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Horoscope for Sultan Amir Zadeh Rustam
Manuscripts
This volume is the horoscope of Sultan Amir Zadeh Rustam. It was written in 822 AH in Persian (with some Arabic) by Yahya ibn Imad bin Yahya Al-Munajjim al-Kashi. It is probably the copy presented to the Sultan. It includes finely illuminated borders and sarlauh on initial pages but dampstained. Some color is fading. The volume also includes some notes about the manuscript, probably from the 1940s.
mssHM 71897
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Unknown. "Draft of Instructions for Sir Harford Jones on his Mission to Persia...."
Manuscripts
This diplomatic archive spans Harford Jones's time at the Persian court; it consists of correspondence and documents, most of which are written by Jones. The bulk of the collection is comprised of 71 letters dating from September 1799 to January 1814, all written to, or enclosures intended for, firstly Henry Dundas first Viscount Melville and secondly Robert Dundas second Viscount Melville.
HJ 37
Bernheimer Gardens, Pacific Palisades
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Image of a group of people walking passed a sculpture of a miniature town situated in a pond at the Bernheimer Gardens in Pacific Palisades, California, that is surrounded by plants, trees and walkways.
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Japanese Gardens, Hollywood, Cal
Visual Materials
Japanese-style gardens with miniature bridge, stream, and pagoda on the grounds of Yamashiro, the Hollywood Hills estate built by Adolph Bernheimer and Eugene Bernheimer in 1914, located at 1999 North Sycamore Avenue in Hollywood, California.
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