IO Islamic 3689 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Divan of Makhfi
Contents
1 copy of Dīvān
Title: Dīvān
Title: ديوان
Extensive collection of Persian poems in a range of forms and genres
The author, Makhfī, could be the takhalluṣ of several female poets, notably: 1) Makhfī of Rasht; 2) Princess Zīb al-Nisāʾ Baygum, the daughter of the Timurid or Mughal Emperor ʿĀlamgīr I
Scribe: Laʿl
Language(s): Persian
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 153 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 235 × 145 mm.
Dimensions (written):
Hand(s)
Scribe: Laʿl
History
Origin: 28 Māgh 1254 AH; 1839 CE ; India
Record Sources
Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3. Available on British Library Digitised Manuscripts, manuscript number: MSS Eur E207/18_f004r
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