Collection of the dīvāns of five Persian poets who migrated to India; titles listed on fol. 1a.
Notes
Ms. codex.
Title from fol. 1a.
Physical description: Four columns; written on a diagonal in small nastaʻliq in black on glazed, laid Arabic paper. Some pages are gold-sprinkled. Rubrication and catchwords. Some staining and insect damage, with occasional damage to text. In fair condition.
Binding note
Full dark brown leather with green leather flap; gold-stamped central mandorla and pendants (most of gold has worn away) and blind-tooled fillets; marbled paper flyleaves and pastedowns pasted over leather doublures.
Language note
Persian.
Contents
fol. 1b-87a: Dīvān-i Naẓīrī
fol. 89b-129b: Dīvān-i Nawʻī
fol. 130b-182a: Dīvān-i Ṭālib
fol. 183b-213a: Dīvān-i Zakī
fol. 214b-244a: Dīvān-i Kalīm.
OCLC
818129049
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