MS. S. Digby Or. 188 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts Simon Digby Oriental Collection
Contents
2 legends or tales in Persian.
The Legend of Ḥamzah ibn ʻAbd al-Muṭṭalib, uncle of the Prophet Muḥammad, in seventy chapters.
The story of Solomon and the Ants.
Physical Description
Layout
10.0
Hand(s)
Nastaʻlīq-Shikastah.
Binding
Quarter-bound in modern red leather with red cloth over boards. Gold foliate design at edges of leather. 5 gold foliate and floriate bands on spine with 4 floral bursts. Title 'Qiṣṣah-ʼi Amīr Ḥamzah' given on spine in red ink over green background. Marked on rear inside board in gold ink with the name Yūsuf ʻAlī-i Ṣaḥḥāf [bookbinder?].
History
Provenance and Acquisition
The collections of Mr. Simon Digby.
Donated to the Bodleian Libraries by the Trustees of the Simon Digby Memorial Charity, April 2015.
Record Sources
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
JISC
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