Details

Subject(s)

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

Getty AAT genre

• Illuminated manuscripts—Islamic Empire—16th century [Browse]
• Headpieces (layout features)—Islamic Empire—16th century [Browse]

Summary note

An epitome of general history, from the beginning of creation to 875 H. In the introduction to the British Museum catalogue entry, the end date is stated to be 985 H, but in the list contents it is given as 875 H.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Caption title from fol. 1b.
• Physical description: 26 lines per page; written in nastaʻliq in black on tan glazed, laid Arabic paper. Text framed in blue, red, and gold. Rubrication and catchwords. Paginated in Western script. Insert of lined paper bearing corresponding entry from the British Museum catalogue. Some staining and smudging; repairs to leaves at beginning and end of ms., particularly to fol. 1-2. Flyleaf detached.
• Decoration: Small illuminated ʻunwān in gold and color on fol. 1b; title in white set within central lozenge. Text on fol. 1b-2a set within cloud bands on gold ground, which is decorated with colored dots. Both pages are somewhat smudged, with extensive repairs around the margins.
• Origin: 25 Ramaḍān 979 H [10 February 1572], by Munawwar ibn Muẓaffar Isfarāyinī (fol. 304a = p. 607).
• Incipit: خلاصۀ کلمات راوىان اخبار انبىاء عالىمقدار

Binding note

Full brown leather with blind-stamped central mandorla; spine and edges repaired. Black leather doublures with gold-stamped central mandorla and pendants; most of gold has worn away.

Language note

Persian.

Provenance

On fol. 1a, several owner's stamps and a note dated 1288 H [1871 or 2]. On fol. 1b, the name "J. Farquar" [?] in Western script. On fol. 304b (= p. 608), note dated 1287 H [1870 or 71].

References

Rieu, C. Catalogue of the Persian manuscripts in the British Museum, I, 96

OCLC

819443323

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