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Subject(s)

• Islamic literature—History and criticism—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Shiite literature—History and criticism—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Shiites—Biography—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Persian—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• Headpieces (layout features)—Islamic countries—19th century [Browse]
• Illuminated manuscripts—Islamic countries—19th century [Browse]

Summary note

A biography of prominent Shiʻites from the rise of Islam to the beginning of the Safavid dynasty. Text begins on fol. 9b and is preceded by a table of contents on fol. 2b-8a.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Title from fol. 10b.
• On front cover: Label reading "61" in Arabic script.
• On spine: Label reading "Majālis al-muʼminīn taʼlīf Mawlānā Qāḍī Nūr Allāh Shūshtarī" in Arabic script.
• Physical description: 22-23 lines per page; written in nastaʻliq in black on wove paper. Rubrication and catchwords; some marginal corrections. Extensive repairs to first eight leaves. Some foxing, smudging, and damp staining; otherwise in good condition.
• Decoration: Illuminated ʻunwān on fol. 9b in gold, blue, red, and green in a delicate floral pattern. Gold box left for title but not filled in. Remainder of text and table of contents are framed in gold and black; frames are empty on fol. 8b-9a.
• Incipit: نفحات دلگشاى حمد و رشحات جانفزاى ثنا

Binding note

Full brown leather with beige pastedowns; circle inscribed on front cover.

Language note

Persian.

Provenance

On fol. 1a: Two owner's stamps dated 1236 H. [1820 or 21]. Owner's statement by Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Rasūl al-Kāshānī dated 1261 H. [1845 or 6].

References

• Āghā Buzurg. Dharīʻah (1936), XIX, 370
• Rieu, C. Catalogue of the Persian manuscripts, I, 337

Other format(s)

Published (Tehran, 1365 [1986]).

OCLC

745906321

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