RAS Persian 192. (Library, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland)
Persian Manuscripts
Contents
1 copy of Lawāmiʻ al-ishrāq fī makārim al-akhlāq by Dawwānī, Muḥammad ibn Asʻad, 1426 or 7-1512 or 13
Each page of text has a panel on the outer edge with part of the work written diagonally in it. Folio one, verso: a) Presented by Syeed Khan June 18, 1831 b) Akhlak-i Jalali An esteemed System of Ethics This copy belonged to the Kaim-makam of Persia by whom it was presented to Syeed Khan. c) Impression of small rectangular seal of Asadullah, dated 1219 (1804-5), this impression defaced. d) Persian note of memorial dated 2 Ramadan 1188 (6 November 1774), beside defaced impression of small oval seal of Asadughli (?) ... dated 1178 (1764-5). F2a: impressions of small rectangular seals of Asadullah, as above, and of Muhsin Hafri (?). Final folio, recto: impressions of seal of Asadullah, as above, of Asadughli (?), as above, and other defaced seals. Final folio, verso: impressions of seals of Asadullah and Asadugli, as above, and two of small oval seal of 'Abd al-Karim, date obscure, Back flyleaf, verso: Note in Persian recording the purchase of the book in A.H. 1239, and its presentation to the writer's friend Sa'id Beg on Monday 3 Safar 1240. Beside the impression of the ractangular seal of Ishaq ... (remainder of name obscure, probably a nisbah). Iluminated initial opening, f1b damaged. Ruled margins. Headings left blank or, seemingly, omitted.
References
Physical Description
Layout
19 lines to the page. Each page of text has a panel on the outer edge with part of the work written diagonally in it. Ruled margins.
Hand(s)
Nasta'liq.
Binding
Brown leather binding, presumably Persian, with blind-stamped and tooled outer covers, and red leather doublures with cartouches cut out and filled with paper filigree work.
1vImpression of small rectangular seal of Asadullah, dated 1219 AH /1804-5 CE, this impression is defaced
1vdefaced impression of small oval seal of Asadughli(?) ... dated 1178 (1764-5)
folio 2 rimpressions of small rectangular seals of Asadullah, as above, and of Muhsin Hafri (?)
final folio rimpressions of seal of Asadullah, as above, of Asadughli (?), as above, and other defaced seals.
final folio vimpressions of seals of Asadullah and Asadugli, as above, and two of small oval seal of 'Abd al-Karim, date obscure.
back fly leaf vimpression of the ractangular seal of Ishaq(remainder of name obscure, probably a nisbah)
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Persian note of memorial dated 2 Ramadan 1188 AH /6 November 1774 CE
Presented by Syeed Khan on June 18, 1831. Note in Persian on back fly leaf versorecording the purchase of the book in 1239 AH/ 1823 CE, and its presentation to the writer's friend Sa'id Beg on Monday 3 Safar 1240.
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