MohammadBâqer Majlesî (d. 1698), Zâd al-Ma'âd, Iran qâjâr, signed and dated 1831 Manuscript on paper, 18 lines per page in Persian and a few lines of naskhi Arabic in black ink, some signs and characters in red ink, some marginal inscriptions in red. Double-page illuminated Sarlow frontispiece, the text in reserve on a gold background surrounded by a floral margin and preceded by the title illuminated in gold and polychrome in a cartouche surmounted by lambrequins with semis of florettes. At the end of the work, a few lines mention the author's writing in Isfahan in 1107 H / 1695, and a colophon inscribed in oblique lines within triangles, giving the name of the copyist Mohammad-Rezâ Tabrîzî and the date in 1247 H /1831. Bound in papier-mâché with painted, gilded and lacquered floral decoration, the boards featuring a composition of roses and eglantines, the back covers with semis of gilded florets. 22.7 x 14.5 cm Wear, some stains, wetness, folds, wormholes, some restorations, binding rebacked. Provenance : Collection of M. Mohajer The Zâd al-Ma'âd is a classic prayer book that refers to specific actions and prayers for each month of the year. It was originally written in 1695, as the last lines of this manuscript remind us. A Qajar Copy of Zâd al-Ma'âd by MohammadBâqer Majlesî, Iran, signed and dated