IO Islamic 4023 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Irvine Collection
Safinah-yi Khvushgo
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1 copy of Safīnah-'i Khvushgū by Bindrāban Dās "Khvushgū"
Title: Safīnah-'i Khvushgū
Title: سفينهٴ خوشگو
Part of a larger taz̲kirah of ancient and modern Persian poets, begun 1137 / 1724-5 and completed 1147 / 1734-5
Consists of first daftar devoted to ancient poets, extending from "Rūdakī" to "Kāfī"
Commences with the traditional dībāchah (preface) by Sirāj al-Dīn ʿAlī Khān Ārzū
Language(s): Persian
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: Fragile leaves repaired with silk gauze
Extent: 131 ff. (ff. 195-325)
Dimensions (leaf): 168 × 267 mm.
Hand(s)
Fairly clear nastaʿlīq
Additions:
Binding
History
Origin: 27 Ram. 1163, regnal year 3 Aḥmad Shāhī AH; July 1750 CE ; India Hindavī samvat 1807
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Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3.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 E207/16 16_56r
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Bibliography
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