Eton Pote 405 (Eton College Library, Eton College)
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Summary of Contents: 1 copy of Miftāḥ al-Jinān.Title: Miftāḥ al-JinānTitle: مفتاح الجنانLanguage(s): PersianColophon details: Date: Wednesday 25 Jumādā II, year 7 Scribe: … ibn Shaykh ʿAbd Allāh Badā Walī ابن شيخ عبد الله بدا ولى .
References
Catalogue of the Persian manuscripts in the British Museum (3 vols.) C. Rieu 1879-1883 p.40 [BL Egerton 691]Catalogue of Persian manuscripts in the library of the India Office (2 vols.) H. Ethé 1903-37 col.1379, no. 2565 [BL IO Islamic 927]Physical Description
Form: codexExtent: 225 folios.Dimensions (leaf): 30.5 × 19 cm.Dimensions (written): 24 × 14 cm.Foliation: Foliated (in two parts in siyaq).Layout
22 lines per page.
Not ruled. Rubrications in red.
Hand(s)
Scribe: … ibn Shaykh ʿAbd Allāh Badā Walī ابن شيخ عبد الله بدا ولى.
Additions:F.1r: purchase note (2nd Rajab year 7 of Muḥammad Shāh; 1 rupee) with a seal (Muḥammad).
Binding
Tan suede, European style. Watermarked paper doublures ("J. Whatman"). Dimensions: 31.5 × 19.5 × 4 cm. Unboxed. Polier's number: 1010.
History
Origin: Wednesday 25 Jumādā II, year 7 AHProvenance 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
Manuscript description based on D.S. Margoliouth, Catalogue of the Oriental Manuscripts in the Library of Eton College, Oxford, 1904 enhanced with additional descriptions and corrections by Shiva Mihan.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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