IO Islamic 3940 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Irvine Collection
Muhammad Bakhsh Ashob, 2 works
Contents
Collection of works by the poet Āshūb
1. ff. 1-217
Untitled selection of poetic works by Āshūb, preceded by a prose preface
Language(s): Persian
2. ff. 218-226
Untitled autobiography by Āshūb, lacking chronological dates
Colophon improbably dated 1092/1681, before the author's birth
Language(s): Persian
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 226 ff. (217 + 8)
Dimensions (leaf): 185 × 105 mm.
Dimensions (written):
Hand(s)
History
Origin: 18th-19th centuries 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Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3.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 E207/15_f275r
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