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Idea de vn principe politico Christiano : Representada en cien empresas : [pages 566-567]

Pages 566 and 567 from Idea de vn principe politico christiano : representada en cien empresas. Page 566 mention the royal members of the Kingdom of Castile in the Thirteenth Century. Page 567 has a large engraving of warring soldiers possibly depicting the rivalry between the Kingdoms of Castile and Leon. A scroll at the top of the image contains the phrase "BELLUM COLLIGIT QUI DISCORDIAS SEMINAT," "who sews discord, reaps war."

Persian MS Koran : [1 leaf]

Persian manuscript of the Qu'ran (Koran). The particular verse is unknown. The writing is done in a slanted calligraphic style. According to the author of the label card included in the Pages From the Past folio, the slanted calligraphic style is a later convention and cannot be found in Persian manuscripts earlier than the Seventeenth Century. This has not been confirmed. The page contains blue and gold bordering with gold floral motif illumination. In a zoomed in view, guide marks of a small "swirl" shape can be seen down the center of the folio in red ink. There are small Persian characters that have been cut off at the bottom edges of the folio.,This leaf was identified from information on the label.

Hebrew Pentateuch : [1 leaf]

Information about this leaf: This leaf was mounted incorrectly, upside down in the Pages From the Past portfolio. The Hebrew text is set in two columns without verses enumerated. There is a watermark in the left margin recto, right margin verso.