The manuscript is written in double columns of fifteen lines on gold-sprinkled paper. Each leaf foliate inter columnar ruled and decorated throughout; 6 fine miniatures.
In Rare Books and Manuscripts, University Libraries, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa. (#PS-V-MS-65/Vault F) Non-Latin script record
Biographical or Historical Sketch
Khwāja Shams-ud-Dīn Muhammad Hāfez-e Shīrāzī (known by his pen name Hāfez or Hāfiz; 1325/26-1389/90), was a Persian poet who "laud[ed] the joys of love and wine [but] also targeted religious hypocrisy." His collected works are regarded as a pinnacle of Persian literature.
