RAS Persian 210 (4). (Library, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland)
Persian Manuscripts
Contents
1 copy of Treatise on the rules governing Persian and Indian musical modes by Anon.
Occupies ff. 72-77 of the manuscript. For further details see Codrington/Reade No 210 (1). Gaps in the text show that it derives from a defective manuscript; it is possible that this section consists of fragments of more than one work. Scribe is evidently Dinanath.
Incipit: Incipit, after heading: Bar damir-i aftab nazir-i mazamir-ta'thir
Language(s): Persian.
References
None found.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Dimensions (leaf):
Hand(s)
History
Origin: A.H. 1137 (1722-3), evidently.
Provenance and Acquisition
Provenance: Sir George Staunton.
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