King's Pote 195 (King's College Library, King's College Cambridge)

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Summary of Contents: 1 copy of Rāg-darpan (Persian translation). 1 copy of Nishāṭ Ārā.
1. ff.1-32
Translator: Sayf al-dīn Maḥmūd, called Sayf Khān and Faqīr Allāh فقير الله، سيف الدين محمود
Title: Rāg-darpan (Persian translation)
Title: راگ درپن
Language(s): Persian

Colophon details: Date: 1076 / 1665-6 Scribe: Anonymous.

Note concerning work: Persian translation of a Sanskrit treatise on Indian music.

References

Browne no. 646
Palmer no. 195.1
Catalogue of Persian manuscripts in the library of the India Office (2 vols.) H. Ethé 1903-37 col.1120, no. 2017 [BL IO Islamic 1937]
Catalogue of the Persian, Turkish, Hindûstânî, and Pushtû Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library E. Sachau and H. Ethé 1889 col.1065, no. 1847 [Bodl. Ouseley 224]
Persian Literature: a bio-bibliographical survey C. A. Storey 1927–39 II.3 p.416
Mughals in India: a bibliographical survey. Vol. 1. Manuscripts D.N. Marshall 1962 p.138
2. ff.33-36
Author: Anonymous
Title: Nishāṭ Ārā
Title: نشاط آرا
Language(s): Persian

Colophon details: Date: Undated Scribe: Anonymous.

References

Browne no. 646
Palmer no. 195.2

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 32 + 6 = 38 folios.
Dimensions (leaf): 22.2 × 18.8 cm.
Dimensions (written): 16.1 × 11.1 cm.
Foliation: Neither foliated nor paginated.

Layout

15 lines per page.

Ruled in double red with a blue outer. Rubrications in red. Catchwords.

Hand(s)

Script: nastaʿlīq. Quality: Neat. Scribe: Anonymous.

Binding

Marbled paper on suede with a suede spine, European style. Plain paper doublures (watermarked). Dimensions: 22.4 × 19 × 0.9 cm. Unboxed. Polier's number: 458.

History

Origin: 1076 AH; 1665-6 CE 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.

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Funding of Cataloguing

King's College Cambridge

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