THE CALLIGRAPHY BY MAHMUD BIN ISHAQ AL-SHIHABI, BUKHARA, CENTRAL ASIA, 964 AH/1557 CE THE BORDERS ADDED IN MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1590-1610 Ink and gold on paper; each side with 14 lines written in fine nasta'liq script in two columns of black and red ink, borders of buff paper finely decorated in gold with animals and birds in landscape settings (recto) and floral scrolls (verso). Folio: 9 1/8 x 5 7/8 in. (23.2 x 14.9 cm); Text area: 5 1/8 x 2 7/8 in. (13 x 7.3 cm)