Two Safavid folios from a poetic compilation, probably Herat or Bukhara, 16th century Paper folios inscribed in Persian nasta'liq in black ink with ten lines of verse divided into two columns separated by a floral band illuminated in gold and interspersed on each side with two illuminated cartouches titled in white letters on a gold background. Around, various margins: on the first, floral scrolls surrounded by a golden line on one side, the reverse side decorated with birds on flowering branches and qilins in reserve on a blue background; on the second, floral scrolls animated with birds on one side, a frieze of fleurons and palmettes decorated with flowers on the back. Dim. pages : 26,6 x 17,2 cm and 26,6 x 17 cm Stains, some worm holes, traces of binding on one edge, important wetness. Provenance: Former Émile Tabbagh collection. Two Safavid Pages of a Poetic Manuscript, probably Herat or Bukhara, 16th century