Delhi Persian 1054 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Commentary on Rumi's Masnavi
Contents
1 copy of Mas̱navī-i maʻnavī
Language(s): Persian
A commentary on the second daftar of Rūmī's Mas̱navī-i maʻnavīby an unnamed author.
16 lines to a page; poor nastaʻlīq; rubrications.
18th century,
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support:
Extent: ff. ii+157+ii
Dimensions (leaf): 210 × 134 mm.
Hand(s)
Decoration
Additions:
Binding
Marbled boards with leather edges
History
Origin: 18th century CE ; India
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_f077r, f. 77r
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