Eton Pote 339 (Eton College Library, Eton College)
Pote Collection
Contents
Note concerning author: See Marshall p.289 for the author's Diwan.
Colophon details: Date: Undated Scribe: Anonymous.
Colophon further notes: Seemingly dated by chronogram, but this is possibly the date the Divan was compiled.
References
Physical Description
Layout
15 lines per page.
Ruled in double red (for part of the codex). Rubrications in red.
Hand(s)
Script: nastaʿlīq. Scribe: Anonymous.
Binding
Dark brown leather, Indian style with inlayed turanj , pendants and corner pieces with floral designs. Red leather doublures. Dimensions: 22.5 × 13 × 4 cm. Unboxed. Polier's number: 903.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
The "Pote Collection" arrived in England from India in 1790 and was divided between the Colleges of Eton and King's, Cambridge, with the second half alphabetically going to Eton. Both halves of the collection are now housed in Cambridge University Library on permanent loan. Most if not all of the manuscripts had previously been owned by Colonel Antoine-Louis Henri Polier (1741–1795).
Gift of Edward Ephraim Pote (d.1832) in 1788.
Record Sources
Availability
All manuscripts of the Pote Collection are on permanent loan at Cambridge University Library. Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card for admissions procedures consult Cambridge University Library. Contact near_eastern@lib.cam.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript
Funding of Cataloguing
Eton College
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