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1 copy of Farhang-i Rashīdī by ʻAbd al-Rashīd ibn ʻAbd al-Ghafūr Tattavī, fl. 1653

Author: ʻAbd al-Rashīd ibn ʻAbd al-Ghafūr Tattavī, fl. 1653 عبد الرشيد ابن عبد الغفور الحسينی المدنی تتوي
Title: Farhang-i Rashīdī
Title: فرهنگ رشيدی

Folio with text beginning on verso, recto: a) This book was purchased at Seringaputtun In July 1799 by David Price b) Note of purchase for twenty rupeesat Seringapatam by Rida Husain b. 'Ali Naqi Chuhra (?) from the library of the late Mufti Siraj al-Din Mahmud Khan with the approval of Hafiz allah Khan. Dated Muharram 1201. Beside this is the impression of the small rectangular seal of Rida Husain, with unclear date, possibly 1192. Headings and punctuation in red. Work is a Persian dictionary.

Incipit: Sitayish-i ki arayish-i sar-namah-i har sukhan
Language(s): Persian.

References

Storey, iii, pp. 35-6.
Rieu, ii, pp. 500-501.
Ethe, No 2504.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: Folios 340
Dimensions (leaf): 11.5 × 7.5 in.

Layout

21 lines on a page

Hand(s)

Nasta'liq.

Binding

Red leather Indian binding with stamped inset cartouches, probably originally coloured silver. Marbled doublures. Spine and back cover loose. Spine in poor condition.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Bequeathed by Major David Price.

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