MS. S. Digby Or. 190 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)

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1 copy of Siḥr al-bayān by Mīr Ghulām Ḥasan Dihlavī

Author: Ḥasan, Mīr, active 18th century Mīr Ghulām Ḥasan Dihlavī مير غلام حسن دهلوى
Title: Siḥr al-bayān
Title: سحر البيان

Includes 40 illustrations in a 'vigorous folk style'.

Language(s): Urdu

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 72 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 23.0 × 15.3 cm.
Dimensions (written): 20.0 × 10.7 cm.

Layout

15

Hand(s)

Shikastah

Binding

History

Origin: Undated (12th century?). AH; Undated (18th century?). CE

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

Manuscript description based on handlist of Simon Digby with additional enhancements by the Fihrist team.

Availability

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Funding of Cataloguing

JISC

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