Delhi Persian 1049 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Commentary on Rumi's Masnavi
Contents
1 copy of Mas̱navī-i maʻnavī
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.
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History
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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