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Majmu'at al-sana'i' on counterfeiting jewels, etc.

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1 copy of Majmūʿat al-ṣanāʾīʿ

Title: Majmūʿat al-ṣanāʾīʿ
Title: مجموعة الصنائع

Manual and collection of recipes for counterfeiting jewels, precious metals and other valuable materials, preparations for alchemical substances, the making of colours, artificial flowers, cosmetics, etcetera. The author is not identified.

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Language(s): Persian

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 73 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 283 × 165 mm.
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History

Origin: 19th century 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Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3.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 E207/24_f021r

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