Wadh.Minasian 327 (The Ferdowsi Library, Wadham College, University of Oxford)
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Oriental Manuscripts Minasian Collection
Collection 40
A collection of three works
Physical Description
Form: codexExtent: 64 ff.Binding
Black leather, 12 × 18 cm, front + back cover, single layer of leather only, no pasteboard
Condition
Cover detaching from the copy; head band and stitching in disarray.History
Provenance and Acquisition
Donated to The Ferdowsi Library by Dr Caro Minasian in 1972.
1) Persian Catalogue Sequence Number 92
Contents
Summary of Contents: The author was a student of Ghiyas̱ al-Dīn Manṣūr Dashtakī (died 948 AH/1541). He first wrote a book called 'Ḥal al-taqvīm' in the name of his master, and then compiled a selection thereof into a book called 'Intikhāb-i ḥal al-taqvīm'. The work is comprised of an introduction, an article, and a conclusion. The introduction and the article have both been divided into sections called 'lumʿah'. The introduction gives a definition of Taqvīm, while the article provides a full account of it.ff. 1b-26aLanguage(s): PersianAstronomy
Title: Intikhāb-i ḥal al-taqvīmTitle: انتخاب حل التقویمIncipit: بسمله، حمدله، صلوه، مخفی نیست که این رساله انتخابیست از حلّ تقویم که فقیر اعنی ابوالخیر محمد بن محمد رشتی در سابق زمان تحریر نموده جهه آنکه فصول و ابواب قدیم که در شرح تقویم ترقیم نموده بودند کافی و وافی نبود و این رساله مشتمل است بر…Explicit: … و اگر از جهه امور [دنیا] دعا کنند قمر باید که در خانهٔ مشتری باشد ناظر بزهره و از جهه امور آخرت قمر در خانهٔ زهره بود ناظر بمشتری و هر وقت که دعا کنند کف الخضیب در وسط السماء باشد هر دعا که کنند بامر مجیب الدعوات باجابت مقرون گردد بحق محمد و آله الاطهار.Colophon: فرغ من تحریر هذه الرساله فی سنه ۱۲۱۲.References
Sequence Number in the Persian Catalogue:
- FAW 92
Similar Copies in Other Libraries:
- AQR 3/349
- GIE 1/25
- MAJ 7/111
- MNL 28/344
- UTL 16/621
Similar Copies listed in Other Catalogues:
- ALZ 2/358, 7/67
- DEN 2/178
- FAM 1/239, 286
Physical Description
Form: codexSupport: Western paper (watermark), blue, varying thickness (thin, regular, and thick), astronomical figures.Dimensions (leaf): 17 × 11 cm.Dimensions (written): 13 × 7.5 cm.Collation
ff. 1b-26aLayout
16 lines per page
Hand(s)
Shikastah-looking Nastaʿaliq, one hand, regular Anonymous
History
Origin: Unknown place of origin; 1212 AH; 1798 CE2) Persian Catalogue Sequence Number 91
Contents
Summary of Contents: The author was a student of Ghiyas̱ al-Dīn Manṣūr Dashtakī (died 948 AH/1541). He first wrote a book called 'Ḥal al-taqvīm' in the name of his master, and then compiled a selection thereof into a book called 'Intikhāb-i ḥal al-taqvīm'. The work is comprised of an introduction, an article, and a conclusion. The introduction and the article have both been divided into sections called 'lumʿah'. The introduction gives a definition of Taqvīm, while the article provides a full account of it.ff. 28a-60aLanguage(s): PersianAstronomy
Title: Intikhāb-i ḥal al-taqvīmTitle: انتخاب حل التقویمIncipit: بسمله، حمدله، صلوه، مخفی نیست که این رساله انتخابیست از حلّ تقویم که فقیر اعنی ابوالخیر محمد بن محمد رشتی در سابق زمان تحریر نموده جهه آنکه فصول و ابواب قدیم که در شرح تقویم ترقیم نموده بودند کافی و وافی نبود و این رساله مشتمل است بر…Explicit: … و اگر از جهه امور [دنیا] دعا کنند قمر باید که در خانهٔ مشتری باشد ناظر بزهره و از جهه امور آخرت قمر در خانهٔ زهره بود ناظر بمشتری و هر وقت که دعا کنند کف الخضیب در وسط السماء باشد هر دعا که کنند بامر مجیب الدعوات باجابت مقرون گردد بحق محمد و آله الاطهار.Colophon: استعجالی در دارالسلطنهٔ قزوین مرقوم رقم گردید حررها الاثم الجانی سنه ۱۲۰۰.References
Sequence Number in the Persian Catalogue:
- FAW 91
Similar Copies in Other Libraries:
- AQR 3/349
- GIE 1/25
- MAJ 7/111
- MNL 28/344
- UTL 16/621
Similar Copies listed in Other Catalogues:
- ALZ 2/358, 7/67
- DEN 2/178
- FAM 1/239, 286
Physical Description
Form: codexSupport: Western paper (watermark), natural buff, varying thickness (thin, regular, and thick), one size.Dimensions (leaf): 17 × 11 cm.Dimensions (written): 10 × 5.5 cm.Collation
ff. 28a-60aLayout
13 lines per page
Hand(s)
Graceful cursive Naskh, one hand, regular. Anonymous. Some titles and figures are unwritten.
History
Origin: Qazvīn; 1200 AH; 1786 CE3) Persian Catalogue Sequence Number 849
Contents
Summary of Contents: This is a brief treatise in theology and the expression of God's attributes. According to the available catalogues, this is the thrid copy found of this work.ff. 63b-72aLanguage(s): PersianKalām (Islamic Scholastic Theology)
Title: Masāʾil al-lāzimahTitle: مسائل اللازمهIncipit: بسمله، حمدله، بدانکه قرآن و حدیث و اجماع دلالت میکند بر اینکه معرفت خدای تعالی بر هر کسی واجب است… و این بی بضاعت اعنی نفس محمد علی الامیر مازندرانی چون در بسیاری از کتابهای کلامی ذکر هر یک را بیان نمودهام… در فکر تکتیب این رساله شدم… مسمی به مسایل اللازمه گردید…Explicit: … واجب کالرکن است زیرا که عبادت محض از برای خدا قبول خواهد بود والسلام علی الذین یستمعون الحق و یتبعونه.References
Sequence Number in the Persian Catalogue:
- FAW 849
Similar Copies in Other Libraries:
- MAJ 40/44
- MNL 29/556
Similar Copies listed in Other Catalogues:
- DEN 9/494
Physical Description
Form: codexSupport: Western paper (watermark), blue, regular thickness, one size.Dimensions (leaf): 17 × 11 cm.Dimensions (written): 12 × 7 cm.Collation
ff. 63b-72aLayout
12 lines per page
Hand(s)
Shikastah Nastaʿaliq, one hand, regular Anonymous
History
Origin: Unknown place of origin; 13th century AH; 19th century CEAdditional Information
Record Sources
This record was created by Dr Mohammad Emami based on the information published in the Persian catalogue by Dr Ali Mir-Ansari (Catalogue of the Persian and Arabic Manuscripts in the Ferdowsi Library, Wadham College, University of Oxford (Minasian Collection), Tehran: Miras-e Maktoob, 2016).Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
Wadham College (University of Oxford)
Key to Abbreviations
- ALZ: (الذریعه)
- AQR: (Central Library of Astan Quds Razavi)
- DEN: (فهرستواره دستنوشتههای ایران - دنا)
- FAM: (فهرست نسخههای خطی فارسی)
- FAW: (Ferdowsi Library, Wadham College, University of Oxford - Minasian Collection)
- GIE: (Great Islamic Encyclopedia Library, Manuscripts)
- MAJ: (Library, Museum and Documentation Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly)
- MNL: (Mar'ashi Najafi Library)
- UTL: (Central Library of University of Tehran)
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