Details

Subject(s)

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

Getty AAT genre

• manuscripts (documents) [Browse]

Summary note

Collection of historical narratives and anecdotes arranged by dynasty, from the time of the Prophet Muḥammad to 959 H [1551 or 2], when the author completed his work.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Description based on Preliminary Checklist of Uncatalogued Islamic Manuscripts, Princeton University Library, 2013.

Language note

Persian.

Provenance

Acquired from Abraham Shalom Yahuda, 1942.

Source acquisition

Gift; Robert Garrett (Class of 1897), 1942.

References

• Āghā Buzurg. Dharīʻah (1936), XXIV, 308 (no. 1609)
• Storey, C. A. Persian literature, I, 114

Title in Āghā Buzurg and Storey

Nigāristān

OCLC

862240767

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