Delhi Persian 1047 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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1 copy of Mas̱navī-i maʻnavī by ʻAbbāsī, ʻAbd al-Laṭīf, -1639 or 1640

Language(s): Persian

Laṭāʼif al-maʻnavī min ḥaqāʼiq al-mas̱navī (لطایف المعنوی من حقایق المثنوی), a Persian translation of the Arabic prefaces in Rūmī's Mas̱navī-i maʻnavī together with a commentary on selected verses, by ʻAbd al-Laṭīf ʻAbbāsī (d. 1639 or 1640).

Contents: daftar 1(f. 3r), daftar 2 (f. 55r), daftar 3 (f. 87v), daftar 4 (f. 122v), daftar 5 (f. 143v), daftar 6 (f.165v).

Ff. 54 and 177 blank; poor nastaʻlīq; rubrications.

18th century.

Author: ʻAbbāsī, ʻAbd al-Laṭīf, -1639 or 1640 عباسى، عبد اللطىف‏
Title: Laṭāʼif al-maʻnavī min ḥaqāʼiq al-mas̱navī
Title: لطایف المعنوی من حقایق المثنوی

Physical Description

Form: codex
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Extent: ff. ii+179+i, stamped foliation 182
Dimensions (leaf): 212 × 151 mm.

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History

Origin: 18th century CE ;

Provenance and Acquisition

Purchased by the Government of India at sale organised by Delhi Prize Agents, 1859; administrative deposit India Office Library, 1876.

1876

Government of India

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Based on description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3. Available on British Library Digitised Manuscripts, manuscript number: MSS Eur E207/12_f081r, f. 81r

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