Details

Subject(s)

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

Summary note

The fifth volume of Rawz̤at al-ṣafā, containing the history of Genghis Khan and his successors to the time of Tīmūr.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Caption title from fol. 1b.
• Physical description: 27 lines per page; written in nastaʻliq in black on glazed, laid Arabic paper. Rubrication and catchwords. Fol. 1-2, 201 are replacements; fol. 2 detached. Extensive paper repairs to fol. 3-14, resulting in some loss of text; paper repairs to other leaves throughout ms. Extensive smudging and some staining, but text still legible. In fair condition.
• Incipit: آراىش دىباچه مناقب و مآثر سلاطين رفىع مقدار و روز نامچه خصاىص و مفاخر خواقىن گردون

Binding note

Full brown leather with blind-stamped central mandorla, pendants, corner pieces, and fillets; black leather doublures with large, blind-stamped central mandorla and pendants.

Language note

Persian.

Provenance

On fol. 1a, owner's note and stamp dated 1270 H [1854 or 5].

References

Rieu, C. Catalogue of the Persian manuscripts, I, 91

Other title(s)

• Kitāb-i Rawz̤at al-ṣafā
• کتاب روضة الصفا

OCLC

809634837

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