[Questions and answers on Shiʻī religious philosophy and practice].

Format
Manuscript, Book
Language
Persian
Published/​Created
[Iran?] ;, [between 1725 and 1825?]
Description
1 online resource (40 leaves) : paper

Details

Subject(s)
Summary note
Copy of a series of branching questions and answers about religious philosophy and practice, divided into chapters by topic. This copy begins and ends abruptly. The first complete chapter is kitāb-i tawḥīd (beginning f. 2r) and the last, incomplete, chapter is kitāb-i qaz̤ā (beginning f. 155r).
Notes
  • Binding: Rebound in modern brown leather.
  • Decoration: Rubrications in red.
  • Foliation: Modern foliation added in pencil, upper left recto; catchwords every verso, lower left.
  • Layout: 11 long lines.
  • Ms. codex.
  • Origin: The item is undated. Probably 18th century Iran.
  • Script: Written in naskh; pointed, vocalized.
  • Title supplied by cataloger.
Location of originals
  • Original Columbia, Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
  • OPenn University of Pennsylvania Libraries.
Language note
Persian.
Provenance
Sold on eBay in 2014.
Cite as
UPenn Ms. Codex 1964.
OCLC
1083523453
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