RAS Persian 188. (Library, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland)
Persian Manuscripts
Contents
1 copy of Akhlāq-i Nāṣirī by Ṭūsī, Naṣīr al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, 1201-1274
Inside front cover, pasted slip: Presented by Col. M. Wilks, Kirby D: 5 June 17 June 17. 1826. (The name and place printed, the rest handwritten. Back flyleaf, verso, in pencil in Persian: Mark Wilks. This is the version of Akhlaq-i Nasiri with the later preface. As stated in the colophon, written on the instructions of Mark Wilks, whose name appears in a large panel in the form of an elaborate gilt and floral rebus Illuminated initial opening. Ruled margins. Headings and punctuation in red.
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Physical Description
Layout
15 lines on a page
Hand(s)
Nasta'liq. Mir Ni'matallah
Binding
Red leather binding, presumably Indian, with painted floral decoration.
History
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