Saʿdī. Bustan and Gulistan, undated | Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Title: Saʿdī. Bustan and Gulistan, undated

ID: 01/02/02/POST-1650 MS 0045

Extent: 1.0 Volumes

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This volume contains manuscript copies of Bustan and Gulistan, two works by Persian author Saʿdī. Bustan was Saʿdī's first work, completed in 1257, and contains a collection of semi-biographical anecdotes written in verse. Gulistan, completed a year later, also contains anecdotes concerning moral issues, and is written in both prose and verse. Each page is illuminated and select pages contain painted illustrations depicting different scenes.

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