IO Islamic 4064 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Irvine Collection
Kulliyyat-i Sa'di
Contents
1 copy of Kullīyāt-i Saʿdī by Shaykh Saʿdī Shīrāzī
Large portion of a damaged manuscript, with several lacunae, displacements, and forged catchwords
Illuminated throughout in the Ṣafavid 'commercial' Shīrāz style
Consists of mulammaʿāt, tarjīʿāt, ṭayyibāt, badāʾiʿ (ghazalīyāt-i nau), muṭāyabāt, muz̤ḥikāt, majālis, rasāʾil, rubāʿīyāt, khavātīm, ghazalīyāt-i qadīm, al-ṣāḥibīyah, muqaṭṭaʿāt, mas̲navīyāt, qaṣāʾid, and marās̲ī
Not dated
Physical Description
Hand(s)
Calligraphic nastaʿlīq-i khafī
Decoration
Illuminated sarlawḥ or headpiece, interlinear taḥrīr or cloud-shaped gilding filled with rudimentary polychrome scrolling ornament; illuminated margins in gold tashʿīrsāzī or line drawing, depicting birds, beasts, and plants; illuminated rectangular and triangular ʿunvān and decorative panels between cartouches; coloured ink jadāval
Main text in ruled panels, with diagonal text of alternating orientation in margins
Binding
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Muḥammad ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz of Bhitrī
1913-08-15
William Irvine
Record Sources
Availability
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card for admissions procedures contact British Library, Registering for a Reader Pass. Contact apac-enquiries@bl.ukfor further information on the availability of this manuscript. For information on catalogues and ordering manuscripts see Finding and ordering Persian manuscripts in the British Library.
Bibliography
Funding of Cataloguing
BL
Please fill out your details.