Delhi Persian 1049 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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Commentary on Rumi's Masnavi

1 copy of Mas̱navī-i maʻnavī

Language(s): Persian

A commentary on selected verses in the first five daftars of Rūmī's Mas̱navī-i maʻnavī.

The work lacks preface and any mention of title or author.

23 lines to a page; nastaʻlīq; marginal and inset comments; worm-eaten.

18th century.

Physical Description

Form: codex

Support:

Extent: ff. ii+104+i, stamped 106

Dimensions (leaf): 280 × 180 mm.

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Wrapper

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

Record Sources

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_f078r, f. 78r

Availability

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MSS Eur E207/12_f078r

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