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Five of the six risalahs of Sa'di by Saʻdī

Author: Saʻdī سعدی

Title: Five of the six risalahs of Sa'di.

F1a, a replacement backing for the text on the verso: note of ownership of Mir Muhammad Husain al-Ridawi al-Husaini b. Mir Abu Ja'far. undated, next to effaced seal impression. F2a: signature of David Price. Contains the preface to the Complete Works (Kulliyyat) of Sa'di compiled by Ibn BIsutun but the text only has its beginning, the first five of his six risalahs or treatises. (But not even the opening of the sixth.) Headings and punctuation in red. First page crudely illuminated.

Incipit: Shukr u sipas ma'budi-ra jallat qudratuhu

Language(s): Persian.

References

As for Codrington/Reade No 251.

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: 50 folios
Dimensions (leaf):

Layout

15 lines to the page

Hand(s)

Nasta'liq.

Binding

Indian leather and board binding, the back a recent replacement. In poor condition.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Bequeathed by Major David Price.

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