IO Islamic 3927 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

Irvine Collection

Rawzat al-safa, volumes 3-4

1 copy of Rawz̤at al-ṣafāʾ by Mīr Khvānd

Alternative 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): Persian

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: 293, 118 folios

Dimensions (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 ; 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Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3.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 E207/5_f033r

Availability

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