King's Pote 170 (King's College Library, King's College Cambridge)
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Pote Collection
Contents
Summary of Contents: 1 copy of Dīvān Ṣāʾib.Title: Dīvān ṢāʾibTitle: ديوان صائبLanguage(s): PersianColophon details: Date: Undated Scribe: Anonymous.
References
Catalogue of the Persian manuscripts in the British Museum (3 vols.) C. Rieu 1879-1883 pp.693-5 [BL Add. 7806]A catalogue of Persian manuscripts in the library of the University of Cambridge, E. Browne (1896) p.380, no. 296 [Camb. Add. 805]Physical Description
Form: codexExtent: c. 200 folios.Dimensions (leaf): 23.5 × 12.9 cm.Dimensions (written): 17 × 8.5 cm.Foliation: Neither foliated nor paginated.Condition
Severe water damage has smudged the ink, mainly that of marginal comments but also some in the main text, e.g. on f.1v.Layout
16 lines per page.
Ruled in black-outlined gold. Gold separates every hemistich.
Hand(s)
Script: shikasta. Quality: Neat. Scribe: Anonymous.
Decoration
F.1v: an illuminated sarlauh in gold and burgundy; interlinear gold; floral decorations in margin (f.1v only). Gold floral patterns in the central column and in separators between the poems throughout.
Additions:F.1r: the seal of Polier (1181). Many marginal notes (often in the scribe's hand) frequently smudged due to water damage.
Binding
Reddish brown, European style. Plain leather doublures. Decorations: Gold inlaid turanj with two pendants, corner pieces and an outer border of cartouches and corner pieces. Dimensions: 24 × 13.5 × 3.3 cm. Unboxed. Polier's number: 398.
History
Origin: Undated.Provenance 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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