RAS Persian 184. (Library, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland)
Persian Manuscripts
Contents
1 copy of Mujmal al-ḥikmah
Lacks the beginning of the preface and breaks off in the ninth section of the tenth risala of the third qism. A philosophical compendium, consisting of a much abbreviated translation of the Rasa'il of the Ikhwan al-Safa. Headings in red. Some pages on pink or green paper. The tranlator informs us that he undertook the task at the instance of Sayyid Baha al-Din Saif al-Muluk, one of the close companions (khawass) of Amir Timur.
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Physical Description
Condition
Damaged by worm.
Layout
14 lines on a page
Hand(s)
Nasta'liq.
Binding
Modern blue cloth binding, with title etc tooled on spine.
History
Availability
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