A very pleasing bi-folio of Kashmiri origin copied from the Dewan written by Mohammed Shama od-din Hafez (1329-1399), and in good condition, dating back to approximately to 1675. It is written in elegant nasta'liq in black ink by a fine calligrapher and contains some illuminated panels. It is on burnished paper. The left folio contains 10 lines of script, divided by a central column of gold with green frame lines, and further divided by a heading book-ended with floral decorative rectangles in gold. The right folio is divided by two headers with similar decorative book ends, and contains 8 lines of script. The Dewan, which expresses Sufi ideals in lyrics, was written by Mohammed Shama od-din Hafez (1329-1399), a Sufi Muslim who practised a mystical form of Islam. His name 'Hafez' was given to those Muslims who could recite the Holy Koran by heart. Please note that shipping costs are not solely the cost of the postal delivery service itself. Included within the shipping price is the work undertaken to prepare the article, for photography, for uploading to Catawiki, for preparation and packaging the article securely and for transporting the article to the postal delivery agent for processing. Also, please consider when bidding on this lot that this artwork is shipped from the UK. Import duties will now have to be paid by the recipient to the Postal Service when the parcel arrives in your country. This will likely vary between 5% and 20% of the sale price depending on your country's Import Rate, so please check this if you are concerned. This is a Tax collected on behalf of your Government and is not an additional fee charged by us.