Wadh.Minasian 557 (The Ferdowsi Library, Wadham College, University of Oxford)
Oriental Manuscripts Minasian Collection
Collection 80
A collection of three related works on logic.
Physical Description
Binding
Black leather, 21×11.5 cm, front + back cover, leather+pasteboard, leather doublure.
Extended cover (envelope flap onto the back cover).
Condition
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Donated to The Ferdowsi Library by Dr Caro Minasian in 1972.
1) Persian Catalogue Sequence Number 284
Contents
Logic
References
Sequence Number in the Persian Catalogue:
- FAW 284
Similar Copies in Other Libraries:
- MAJ 14/147
- NLI 11/24
- UTL 17/115
Similar Copies listed in Other Catalogues:
- ALZ 3/388
- DEN 4/51
- KAS 1063
On the Web:
Physical Description
Collation
Condition
Layout
14 lines per page
Hand(s)
Cursive Nastaʿalīq, one hand, regular hand; marginalia in Nastaʿalīq and Shikastah Nastaʿalīq. The scribe's name is not written explicitly, but there is a stamp at the end of the copy, where the colophon is, with this text: بندهٔ آل محمد شفیع . The scribe's name could, therefore, be Shafīʿ.
Decoration
Rubricated titles.
History
2) Persian Catalogue Sequence Number 153
Contents
Logic
References
Sequence Number in the Persian Catalogue:
- FAW 153
Similar Copies in Other Libraries:
- MNL 12/196
- NLI 13/385
- SEP 4/153
- UTL 9/907, 11/943
Similar Copies listed in Other Catalogues:
- DEN 6/698
- KAS 2/1063
Physical Description
Collation
Condition
Layout
14 lines per page
Hand(s)
Calligraphic Nastaʿalīq, one hand, regular. The scribe is unknown, but can be the same scribe who scribed the first part, considering the consistency of scripts over the two parts.
Decoration
Rubricated titles.
History
3) Persian Catalogue Sequence Number 217
Contents
Logic
References
Sequence Number in the Persian Catalogue:
- FAW 217
Similar Copies in Other Libraries:
- GIE 2/57
- MAL 4/793
- MNL 2/162
- NLI 18/23
Similar Copies listed in Other Catalogues:
- ARP 230
- DEN 3/473
Printed editions:
- Tehran, 1361 Shamsī/1982
On the Web:
Physical Description
Collation
Layout
9 lines per page
Hand(s)
Nastaʿalīq, one hand, relatively large. حسین بن صدرالدین Ḥusayn ibn Ṣadr al-Dīn
Decoration
Rubricated titles.
History
Additional Information
Record Sources
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
Wadham College (University of Oxford)
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