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 in two columns separated by a gold-illuminated floral band and interspersed on each side with two illuminated cartouches titled in white letters on a gold background. The first is decorated with floral scrolls encircled by a gilded line on one side, while the reverse is decorated with birds on flowering branches and qilins in reserve on a blue background. The second is decorated in reserve on a blue background with floral scrolls animated by birds on one side, and a frieze of fleurons and palmettes garnished with flowers on the reverse. Dim. pages: 26.6 x 17.2 cm and 26.6 x 17 cm Stains, a few wormholes, traces of binding on one edge, heavy wetness. Provenance: Former Émile Tabbagh collection.