RAS Persian 251. (Library, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland)
Persian Manuscripts
Contents
1 copy of Bustan by Saʻdī
F1a: a) Note of ownership of 'dharrah-i bimiqdar 'Ashiqi 'Ali b) Ex libris C.J. Doyle c) Soc. Reg. Asiat. AD 1834. Folio preceding text: The Bostan of Sheikh Sa'di beautifully written, and richly illuminated by Sultan Mohammed Nur. Presented to the Royal Asiatic Society by Lieut. Colonel Doyle 15th March 1834. A manuscript of high quality. Ruled margins covering join of text and paper of margins. Headings in gold on panels filled with illuminated scrolls. Elaborately illuminated initial opening. Broad margins of paper of a variety of colours splashed with gold. Two miniatures in Bukhara style. See B.W. Robinson, Persian Paintings in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society, pp. 53-5.
References
Physical Description
Layout
14 lines to the page
Hand(s)
Nasta'liq. Sultan Muhammad Nur
Binding
Elaborate red leather Indian binding with stamped decoration and central panels of green velvet. The interiors of the covers also have stamped and painted decoration.
History
Availability
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