MS. S. Digby Or. 190 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts Simon Digby Oriental Collection
Contents
1 copy of Siḥr al-bayān by Mīr Ghulām Ḥasan Dihlavī
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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