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Subject(s)

• Islamic Empire—History—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Iran—History—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Persian—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]

Summary note

Volume 1 of a general history extending to 1524; this volume covers pre-Islamic prophets and sages, pre-Islamic kings of Persia and Arabia, Muḥammad, and the first four Caliphs.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Title from fol. 1b.
• Physical description: 18 lines per page; written in nastaʻliq in black on glazed, laid European paper. Text framed in blue and gold. Rubrication and catchwords. Fol. 1-3, 220 are replacements. Extensive water damage, some smudging, and numerous paper repairs, resulting in occasional loss of text.
• Origin: Juzʼ 1, 6 Dhū al-Ḥijjah 1035 H [29 August 1626] (fol. 139a). Juzʼ 4, 2 [?] Dhū al-Ḥijjah 1046 H [27 April 1637] (fol. 437b--colophon partially covered by paper repair).

Binding note

Full brown leather with stamped central mandorla, pendants, and corner pieces painted green and gold; salmon paper doublures.

Language note

Persian.

Contents

• fol. 1b-139a: [Juzʼ 1]
• fol. 139b-219b: [Juzʼ 2]
• fol. 220b-363a: [Juzʼ 3]
• fol. 363b-437b: [Juzʼ 4].

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References

Storey, C. A. Persian literature, I, 104

OCLC

802826284

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