Gulistan, [16--]Sadi., creator[16--?]Ethe, H. India Office,Ex libris R.M. Binning. Purchased from the Wellcome-Kraus collection in 1949.Extensive marginal notes.Fairly modern (17th century) nastaliq, in gold, red, and black; unwan in gold and colors on leaf 1 verso.In manuscript on leaf 1 verso: R.M. Binning E[ast]. I[ndia]. C[ompany]. C[ivil]. S[ervice]. Madras.Poems framed in a dialogue.Robert Blair Munro Binning is the author of a colloquial Arabic grammar, 1849 (British Museum catalog).Teaching resource: Kishwar Rizvi, History of Artmixed material