The copy of the Bustan was calligraphed in 1865 by Mohammad bin Mahdi bin Mohammad who inscribed under the pseudonym “Ali-Akbar”, the complex announced in a press release.
The book has been illuminated by Mirza Abdolvahab Mozaheb-bashi.
Haji Mohammad bin Mohammad-Ebrahim inscribed the copy of the Gulistan in 1804 and Mohammad-Hadi Zarkesh is the illuminator of the book.
These books have never before been showcased at any public exhibition.
The books will be on display for ten days.
As one of the greatest figures of classical Persian literature, Sheikh Muslih od-Din Sadi Shirazi (C. 1213-1291) is famous worldwide for his Bustan and Gulistan.
Pages from numerous copies of the masterpieces are kept at major libraries and museums of the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
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