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St Augustine's College Collection
Maktabi's Laila va Majnun
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1 copy of Qiṣṣah-'i Laylá va Majnūn by Maktabī Shīrāzī
Title: Qiṣṣah-'i Laylá va MajnūnTitle: قصۀ ليلى و مجنونRomantic mas̲navī modelled on the Laylá va Majnūn from the Khamsah of Niẓāmī, completed in 895/1490 according to the chronogram ‘kitāb-i Maktabī’
Dated: 13 Shavvāl 1192/1778
Scribe: Z̲ū al-Fiqār ʿAlī Ḥaydarābādī
Language(s): PersianPhysical Description
Form: codexExtent: 125 ff.Dimensions (leaf): 203 × 114 mm.Dimensions (written):Hand(s)
History
Origin: 13 Shavvāl 1192 AH; 1778 CE ; IndiaRecord 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Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3.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 E207/18_f079rAvailability
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