IO Islamic 4233 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Persian letter addressed to BEIC Court of Directors
Contents
Large letter or murāsilah with seal of Fatḥ ʿAlī Shāh addressed to the ‘kursī nishīn va sāyir-i buzurgān-i kampanī’ or the Chairman, and Elders (or Directors) of the Company, mentioning Gore Ouseley as ambassador
Not dated
Very fine, bold and dynamic shikastah āmīz calligraphy
Cropped and mounted, stained
IOL stamp: 23 Nov 1926
Faint inscriptions on reverse: 1) describing leaf as a letter from the Court of Persia; 2) Received from Examiner's Office [20?] Aug. 1816
Physical Description
Hand(s)
History
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.uk for 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.
Funding of Cataloguing
BL
Please fill out your details.