RAS Ellis Persian 39 (4) (Library, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland)
Persian Manuscripts
Contents
1 copy of Akbar-namah by Abū al-Faz̤l ibn Mubārak, 1551-1602
F577b: Luzac (Beveridge) 21.12.20., in the hand of Ellis. FIIa: Signature of Ellis dated 21.12.20. FIa: Table of contents, possibly by Henry Beveridge. FfI-II Notes about the imperfections of the MS, mostly by Beveridge, some by Ellis. Bound in after the text is a concordance of this MS and two lithographed editions on lined European paper, probably compiled by Beveridge and running to 15 pages. Book II, years 19-34.
References
Physical Description
Condition
Defective at beginning.
Layout
17 lines to the page
Hand(s)
Shikastah.
Binding
Red leather Indian binding with stamped and painted decoration. The spine is a replacement with the title tooled on it. Some of the pages which were out of order have been restored to their proper places, it is implied by a note by Ellis.
History
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