Mohammad Bâqer Majlesî (d. 1698), Zad al Ma'ad, Iran qâjâr, signed Abo'l Qasem and dated 1831 Manuscript on paper with 19 lines of text per page in Persian nasta'liq in black ink in reserves on a gold background, some terms in red ink. The manuscript is introduced by a double frontispiece richly illuminated in gold and polychrome: on the right-hand page, the text is preceded by a sarlow decorated with lambrequins trimmed with florets, surrounded by small floral cartouches and surmounting a large cartouche with a gold background stamped with an illegible seal, both pages girdled by a margin with hatayi floral decoration. Traces of owner stamps on the spine of the frontispiece. At the end of the book, a double page with margins illuminated with gold floral decoration, including a few lines mentioning the author's writing of the work in Isfahan in the month of Ramadan 1107 H / 1695, followed by a colophon giving the name of the copyist Abo'l Qasem and the date 1247 H /1831. Bound in papier-mâché with painted and lacquered decoration of a floral composition of roses and eglantines on a black background on the boards and red on the back covers. 19.5 x 12.5 cm Restorations, some stains and wetness, small folds and tears, some folios glued together, ink stains on the edge, binding restored, spine redone. 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 recall.