Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

IO Islamic 3908 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

Irvine Collection

'Ibratnamah, volume 1

Contents

1 copy of ʿIbratnāmah by Khayr al-Dīn Muḥammad Ilāhābādī

History of the reign of Shāh ʿĀlam to the year 1206 / 1791-2

Part of a set of 3 volumes

Copied from a manuscript dated AH 1217 (1802/03)

Language(s): Persian

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: ff 213
Dimensions (leaf): 325 × 207 mm.

Condition

Hand(s)

Fairly clear nastaʿlīq by several hands

Additions:

Marginal notes in W. Irvine's hand.

Binding

History

Origin: 1217 (1875 - 1899) AH ; India

Provenance and Acquisition

William Irvine

1913-08-15

William Irvine

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Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3.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 E207/6_f201r

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Bibliography

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