IO Islamic 3929 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Irvine Collection
Makhzan al-fava'id
Contents
1 copy of Makhzan al-favāʾid by Ḥafīẓ al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn Hilāl al-Dīn Muḥammad al-Ṣiddīqī al-Barduvānī
Manual of inshāʾ or epistolography, including numerous anecdotes
Text is prefaced with a sketch of the author's autobiography, detailing his years of service for the East India Company
The work is dedicated to Lord William Bentinck, and completed in 1246 / 1830-1
Not dated
Apparently an autograph
No other copies appear to be recorded
Physical Description
Hand(s)
Nastaʿlīq
Binding
History
Provenance and Acquisition
William Irvine
1913-08-15
William Irvine
Record Sources
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