King's Pote 103 (King's College Library, King's College Cambridge)
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Summary of Contents: 1 copy of Taẕkirat al-Abrār va al-Ashrār.Title: تذكرة الابرار والاشرارLanguage(s): PersianColophon details: Date: 1199 / 1784-5 Scribe: Nijābat ʿAlī نجابت على .
Note concerning work: Composed in 1021/1612-3, a controversial work in which the author gives an account of the true and false doctrines of his own time.
References
Catalogue of the Persian manuscripts in the British Museum (3 vols.) C. Rieu 1879-1883 p.28a [BL Or. 222]Physical Description
Form: codexExtent: 200 folios.Dimensions (leaf): 24 × 15.8 cm.Dimensions (written): 16.5 × 10 cm.Foliation: Foliated.Layout
16 lines per page.
Not ruled. Rubrications in red.
Hand(s)
Script: plain. Scribe: Nijābat ʿAlī نجابت على.
Binding
Marbled paper on suede with a suede spine, European style. Plain paper doublures. Decorations: The spine is embossed: "Shaikh Darvezah Tezkerah al Abrar wal Ashrar". Dimensions: 24.4 × 16.1 × 3 cm. Boxed. Polier's number: 199.
History
Origin: 1199 AH; 1784-5 CEProvenance and Acquisition
The "Pote Collection" arrived in England from India in 1790 and was divided between the Colleges of Eton and King's, Cambridge, with the first half alphabetically going to King's. Both halves of the collection are now housed in Cambridge University Library on permanent loan. Most if not all of the manuscripts had previously been owned by Colonel Antoine-Louis Henri Polier (1741–1795).
Gift of Edward Ephraim Pote (d.1832) in 1788.
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on E. G. Browne, "A supplementary hand-list of the Muhammadan manuscripts, including all those written in the Arabic character, preserved in the Library of the University of Cambridge", Cambridge, 1922 and E. H. Palmer, "Catalogue of the oriental manuscripts in the library of King's College, Cambridge", J.R.A.S. v.3 (1867), pp.105-131 enhanced with additional descriptions and corrections by Shiva Mihan.Availability
All manuscripts of the Pote Collection are on permanent loan at Cambridge University Library. Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card for admissions procedures consult Cambridge University Library. Contact near_eastern@lib.cam.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript
Funding of Cataloguing
King's College Cambridge
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