Details

Subject(s)

• Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• Illuminated manuscripts—Islamic countries—19th century [Browse]

Summary note

Consists of Koranic text from Surah 18:75 to Surah 114.

Notes

• Prayer comprising 5 leaves follows end of Koranic text.
• Colophon in Persian.
• Letter from Edward Lugard to "Sir William" tipped into volume at recto of second flyleaf relating circumstances under which ms. came into his possession.
• Also includes a press release from P.U.B. about the gift.
• Once the property of the Moolvie (sic) of Lucknow. Captured together with his rosary (maṣbaḥa).
• Ms. in thuluth script on glazed paper. 31.2 x 20 cm. Fully vocalized. Catchwords. Chapter headings, textual division markers in red ink. Verses terminate in gilt discs. Text is within ruled frame of blue, gold, green and red ink. Lines of text bordered by double lines at top and bottom. Chapter headings framed in gold leaf. Text of first two pages bordered by elaborate frame of multicolored floral motif against gilt background; interlinear gold bands.
• Binding of red leather. Center of covers and fore edge of envelope dominated by gilt rectangle with blind stamped floral design highlighted with red and blue ink. Surrounded by three filleted borders alternating with blind stamped gilt floral insets. Doublures of red leather bearing fillets and central mandorla and opposing tulip designs; interior angles of frame also have gilt tulip embossing.
• Incipit: ... قال الم اقل لك انك لن تستطيع معي صبرا قال ان سألتك عن شي بعدها ...
• Explicit: ... الذي يوسوس في صدور الناس من الجنة والناس.
• Colophon: روز پنجشنبه تاريخ پانزدهم ماه جميد الاول سنه هجري نكهزار دوصد وشصت وثه براى جناب اقا محمد صاحب سلمه الله تعالى احقر هيچمدان راقمه فقير الحقين لعاصى كاظم على تحرير نمود رب اغفر لى وارحم وانت خير العالمين.

Provenance

530198. Gift of Mrs. Adrian Hoffman Joline.

OCLC

122865783

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