Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

RAS Persian 151 (1). (Library, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland)

Persian Manuscripts

Contents

Summary of Contents: 1 copy of Maʼās̲ir-i sulṭānīyah by Maftūn Dunbulī, ʻAbd al-Razzāq 1762 or 1763-1827 or 1828

Folio one, recto: Presented by Col. Monthieth Dec. 4 1830 A history of the Qajars from their origin to AH 1229. The first part. Codrington/Reade No 151 (b) contains the second part. Some headings in red. On cream-coloured watermarked European paper.

Incipit: Sipas u sitayish-i farawan az khakiyyan
Language(s): Persian.

References

Storey, i, pp. 334-5.
Rieu, Supplement Nos 68-9.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: Folios 104
Dimensions (leaf): 12

Layout

17 lines on a page

Hand(s)

Nasta'liq.

Binding

Codrington and Codrington/Reade No 151 covers two volumes numbered 151 and 152 in Morley's printed catalogue, and does not clearly distinguish them. Here they are given separate entries as Codrington/Reade Nos 151 (1) and 151 (2). Handwritten notes on the Library copy of Codrington refer to this. Both volumes are in uniform format and bindings and written by the same scribe. Dark brown leather binding with blind-tooling and coloured stamped panels.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Presented by Col. Monteith.

Availability

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