Or 15582 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Oriental Manuscripts
Rawzat al-va'izin
Contents
1 copy of Rawz̤at al-vāʻiẓīn by Muʻīn al-Dīn Farāhī
A compilation of religious and ethical teachings, maxims and stories, planned in the form of a copious and wide-ranging commentary upon forty Hadith by Mu‘īn al-Dīn Farāhī called Miskīn (d. 907/1501-2).
Other contents: f. 1r, 2r, 3r and 4r, ownership inscriptions; 3r, a Qur’ānic phrase used as a prayer; 4r, verses and attributions; f. 4r-5r, 327r, obscured seal impressions; back endpaper, note n Persian.
Contains numerous additions and corrections in the copyist’s hand (e.g. f. 90r).
Includes quotations in Arabic.
Undated.
Physical Description
Hand(s)
Nastaʿlīq
Decoration
Rubrics, Arabic phrases, original marginalia, overlinings, verse markers in red. Illuminated heading of mediocre quality, f.4v. Text frames: black, yellow, black, black, blue.
Binding
Original reddish-orange morocco binding with lightly impressed blind tooling.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
1999-10-14
Purchased at Christies Sale, 14 Oct. 1999, Lot 341
Record Sources
Availability
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