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Subject(s)

• Pushto poetry—18th century [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Pushto—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Pushto—19th century [Browse]

Summary note

Decorated diwan of Pushto poetry, arranged alphabetically by rhyme.

Notes

• Dark yellow Arabic paper.
• Explicit: ...گفت هاتف سال طبعش فارغا يك هزار وسيصد امد حسب حال
• Ms. codex.
• Title from fol. 1a.
• Collation: 105 fol. total, 19 lines per page.
• Written in fine naskh with elements of nastaʻliq in black ink; fragments of text highlighted with rose, violet, blue, and yellow pencils. Double frame in black ink along misṭara dimensions filled with violet ink, same ink used for page layout outline. Catchwords in black ink. Lithographed (?) title page and unwān (fol. 1a-b). List of other publications in Pushto from that publisher (fol. 210).
• In fair condition. The first folio is loose. Torn leaves along spine from foot edge side. Paper patches, stains. Text is affected in several places.
• Incipit: گوره هسي كردڰار دي رب ځما چه صاحب د كل اختيار دي رب ځما...

Binding note

Modern European binding covered with dark brown leather; paste down end papers are made of the German magazine "Kolonial Handels-Adressbuch", 1915.

Language note

In Pushto (Afghānī).

OCLC

1124767596

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