Details

Subject(s)

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

Summary note

Defective copy of the sixth volume of Rawz̤at al-ṣafā, missing leaves at the beginning and end. Contains the history of Tīmūr and his successors, down to the death of Sulṭān Abū Saʻīd in 873 H.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Spine title.
• Ms. erroneously foliated beginning on the front flyleaf.
• Physical description: 20 lines per page; written in naskh in black on tan glazed, laid Arabic paper. Catchwords. Spaces left for headings not filled in except towards end of text. Numerous paper repairs, mainly in outer margins; text unaffected. Some staining and smudging. Incomplete at beginning and end. In fair condition.

Binding note

European-style black leather; title tooled in gold on spine.

Language note

Persian.

References

Rieu, C. Catalogue of the Persian manuscripts, I, 92

OCLC

806349570

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