[Sufi poem].

Format
Manuscript, Book
Language
Persian
Published/​Created
[17--?]
Description
30 leaves : paper ; 196 x 118 (155 x 75) mm bound to 205 x 130 mm

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    Summary note
    Mas̲navī poem containing anecdotes, allegories, and a prayer; with notes and verses on the flyleaves.
    Notes
    • Ms. codex.
    • Title supplied by cataloger.
    • Physical description: 17 lines per page, in two columns; written in small shikastah in black on glazed, laid Arabic paper. Catchwords; headings in red. Text block has been trimmed. Mild staining and insect damage.
    • Origin: According to Moghadam, likely from the late 18th century.
    • Incipit: مىکنم سر نامه حمد اله * آنکه پوشد ذىل غفران بر گناه
    Binding note
    Rebound in cloth.
    Language note
    Persian.
    Provenance
    Acquired from Widgery, Cambridge, 1925.
    Source acquisition
    Gift; Robert Garrett (Class of 1897), 1942.
    References
    Moghadam, M. et al. Garrett coll., 125
    OCLC
    847510045
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