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Irvine Collection
Rawzat al-safa, volumes 3-4
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1 copy of Rawz̤at al-ṣafāʾ by Mīr Khvānd
Title: Rawz̤at al-ṣafāʾTitle: روضۃ الصّفاٴAlternative title: Rawz̤at al-ṣafāʾ fī sīrat al-anbiyāʾ va al-mulūk
Universal history, consisting of volumes 3 and 4 only, covering accounts of the Twelve Imāms, Umayyad and ʿAbbasid Caliphs, as well as contemporary, local dynasties
Volumes 3-4 bound in reverse order
Illumination
Language(s): PersianPhysical Description
Form: codexExtent: 293, 118 foliosDimensions (leaf): 333 × 220 mm.Hand(s)
Fair, very fair, and good nastaʿlīq
Decoration
Illuminated headpieces or sar lawḥ (ff. 1v, 119v); coloured rulings or jadāval; interlinear gilding or taḥrīr (ff. 1v-2r, 119v-120r)
Additions:Binding
History
Origin: last day (salkh) of Jumādá II 1001 AH; 1593 CE ; IndiaProvenance 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Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3.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 E207/5_f033rAvailability
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