RAS Persian 255. (Library, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland)
Persian Manuscripts
Contents
1 copy of Bustan by Sa'di.
Folio one, recto: line of Devanagari script, probably the title. Final folio of text, verso: note pricing the MS at 30 rupees, the end not deciphered. Subsequent flyleaf, recto: Khan Sahib. Ruled margins. Headings in red. Panel of illumination above opening of text.
References
Physical Description
Layout
17 lines on a page in double column
Hand(s)
Nasta'liq. Sayyid 'Ata'allah of the alley outside the Mauji? gate in the Kanal Karan? quarter, Lahore
Binding
English cloth and marbled board binding.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Provenance unknown.
Availability
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