[Collection of Persian poetry].

Format
Manuscript, Book
Language
Persian
Published/​Created
[17--?]
Description
72 leaves : paper ; 202 x 120 (161 x 83) mm. bound to 203 x 123 mm.

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    Summary note
    Collection of poetry; it is unclear whether this is the work of one author or a compilation of selections from a variety of poets.
    Notes
    • Ms. codex.
    • Physical description: Written on a diagonal in two columns, in shikastah in black on glazed, laid European paper. Text framed in blue, red, and gold; columns separated by double gold lines. Occasional catchwords. Some staining, smudging, and paper repairs. Paper disintegrating around frame on fol. 1. Fol. 66a-71a written upside-down.
    Binding note
    Stiffened brown leather with blind-tooled fillets.
    Language note
    Persian.
    Provenance
    Numerous additions, mainly poetry quotations from Rūmī, by different hands throughout ms. in margins, on leaves that were originally blank, and on flyleaves, bearing dates ranging from 1283-1372 H.
    OCLC
    808017287
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