Delhi Persian 1050 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Unidentified commentary on Rumi’s Masnavi
Contents
1 copy of Mas̲navī-'i maʿnavī
Untitled commentary by an unidentified commentator on the Mas̲navī-'i maʿnavīof "Rūmī" Mawlānā Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Bahāʾ al-Dīn Valad Balkhī(d. 670/1271).
The volume is significantly defective at both ends.
Not dated at end; datable to the early eighteenth century.
Rough nastaʿlīq.
Folio cropped; very large and conspicuous wormholes throughout; stains.
Annotations.
Paper dust wrapper.
Physical Description
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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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