حيوة النفوس.

Ḥayāt al-nufūs.

Author
Format
Manuscript, Book
Language
Persian
Published/​Created
[1855]
Description
140 leaves : paper ; 249 x 193 (188 x 123-142) mm. bound to 257 x 195 mm.

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    Summary note
    Treatise on Neoplatonic philosophy.
    Notes
    • Ms. codex.
    • Title from text on fol. 2b.
    • On fol. ia is inscribed Hidayat-ul-Nafees in Western script, along with inscriptions in Devangari script
    • Physical description: 15 lines per page; written in nastaʻliq in black on thin machine-made paper in a variety of colors. Rubrication and catchwords. Light staining and occasional smudging; marginal insect damage. In good condition.
    • Origin: 26 Rabīʻ II 1271 H, corresponding to 16 January 1822 [sic--should be 1855] (fol. 139b).
    • Incipit: سپاس بيقىاس حضرت واجب الوجودىرا سزد که وجود هر موجودى فىض جود اوست
    Binding note
    Half leather with marbled paper covers; brown paper pastedowns and flyleaves.
    Language note
    Persian.
    Other format(s)
    Published (Tihrān, 1369 [1990]).
    OCLC
    818786433
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