RAS Persian 197. (Library, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland)
Persian Manuscripts
Contents
F1a: a) Notice of purchase for 20 rupees dated 8 Safar 1142, with the knowledge of Muhammad Subhan (?), next to impression of the seal of the slave of the court. Cf. vols. I and III. b) Note in Persian giving the number of folios as 781, and of gatherings as 97, with five extra leaves. c) Impression of seal with three dates, as on vols. I and II. Defaced note, and defaced largish round seal. Cf. vol. II. F781a. Impression of oval seal dated 1147, as on vols. I and II. Two unnumbered folios bound in after f781 have a list of contents. Headings and punctuation in red. Two wash diagrams of human anatomy on ff21b and 28b.
References
Physical Description
Layout
15 lines on a page
Hand(s)
Nasta'liq.
Binding
Brown leather Indian binding with decorative scheme in blind tooling and gold.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Bequeathed by Major David Price.
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