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1 copy of Badāyiʻ al-inshāʼ by Yūsufī, Yūsuf ibn Muḥammad, 16th cent.

Author: Yūsufī, Yūsuf ibn Muḥammad, 16th cent. يوسفی، يوسف بن محمد هراوی
Title: Badāyiʻ al-inshāʼ
Title: Badāʼiʻ al-inshāʼ
Title: بدايع الانشاء
Title: بدائع الانشاء

English glosses in red ink in the earlier part, presumably written by Sir Charles Malet or his son. F1a: Presented to the Oriental Translation Com- by Sir A Malet Bart Final folio of the work, recto: note of ownership of Shaikh Muhammad Rashid. Final folio, verso and the back flyleaves bear a number of notes and verses. Margins ruled in red. Red headings and punctuation. Text consists of model letters and phrases suitable for use in various situations. Written for the author's son, Rafi' al-Din Husain and other students.

Incipit: ... faqir u kaminah-i haqir
Language(s): Persian.

References

Storey, iii, p. 270.
Rieu, ii, p. 529.
Ethe No 2057.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: Folios 195
Dimensions (leaf): 7.5 × 4.5 in.

Condition

Lacks one or more folios at the beginning. Some insect damage to the final folios.

Layout

13 lines on a page

Hand(s)

Nasta'liq.

Binding

Brown half-leather binding, seemingly English.

History

Origin: BDNG in Sarkar Patan(?), Subah Ahmadabad. 12 Rajab A.H. 1115.

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