RAS Persian 223 (1). (Library, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland)
Persian Manuscripts
Contents
First flyleaf, verso: Presented by Dr Conwell June 29. 1830 Second flyleaf, recto: William Eugene Cowell. 1811. Bellary The Arabic is written in naskh in black ink, the Persian in nasta'liq in red. Has no title or introduction. The identification of the subject is given by Morley.
References
Physical Description
Layout
11 lines on a page
Hand(s)
Naskh and nasta'liq with some shikastah forms.
Binding
Brown leather binding with blind tooling, probably Indian but with European-style sewing.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Presented by Dr William Eugene Conwell.
Availability
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