Wadh.Minasian 111 (The Ferdowsi Library, Wadham College, University of Oxford)
Oriental Manuscripts Minasian Collection
Contents
Ethics
According to the existing catalogues, the copies of this work are rare.
As reported by Aḥmad Munzavī (in فهرست نسخههای خطی فارسی ) and Āqā Buzurg Tihrānī (in الذریعه ), only two copies of this work had already been seen: one in the Library of Muḥammad ʿAlī Najafī in Najaf, and the other in Dār al-Kutub in Cairo. The copy of the Library of Ayatollah Ha'iri (Library of Faydiyya Seminary) in Qum was found after their report.
References
Sequence Number in the Persian Catalogue:
- FAW 99
Similar copies in other libraries:
- LAH, 2/14
Similar manuscripts listed in other catalogues:
- ALZ, 2/462
- FAM, 2/1055
- DEN, 2/278
Physical Description
Layout
15 lines per page.
Hand(s)
Cursive Nastiʿalīq (body text), one hand, fairly large.
Binding
Simple cardboard with leather spine, 19 × 24 cm, front + back cover.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Donated to The Ferdowsi Library by Dr Caro Minasian in 1972.
Record Sources
Availability
Entry to the Library is permitted upon presentation of a valid university ID card (for admissions procedures, please visit Wadham College Library, Persian Studies Section). Please Contact persian.library@wadham.ox.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript.
Libraries:
AQR: Central Library of Astan Quds Razavi; FAW: Ferdowsi Library, Wadham College, University of Oxford (Minasian Collection); GIE: Great Islamic Encyclopedia Library, Manuscripts; GIP: Great Islamic Encyclopedia Library, Photographed and Microfilmed Manuscripts; GUL: Library of Ayatollah Gulpayigani; LAH: Library of Ayatollah Ha'iri (Library of Faydiyya Seminary); MAJ: Library, Museum and Documentation Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly; MAL: Malek National Museum and Library; MNL: Mar'ashi Najafi Library; NLI: National Library of Iran; SEP: Sepahsalar (Shahid Motahari) Mosque and School of Tehran; TCL: Tabriz Central Public Library; UTL: Central Library of University of Tehran.
Catalogues:
ALZ: الذریعه; ARP: فهرست کتابهای چاپی عربی; COM: فهرست مشترک نسخههای خطی فارسی; DEN: فهرستواره دستنوشتههای ایران (دنا); FAM: فهرست نسخههای خطی فارسی; FAP: فهرست کتابهای چاپی فارسی; FIH: فهرستواره کتابهای فارسی; KAS: کشف الظنون عن اسامی الکتب و الفنون; RAY: ریحانة الادب فی تراجمِ المعروفین بالکنیة او اللّقب; TAB: طبقات اعلام الشیعه.
Funding of Cataloguing
Wadham College (University of Oxford)
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