RAS Persian 271. (Library, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland)

Persian Manuscripts

1 copy of Dīvān-i Ḥāfiẓ

Author: Ḥāfiẓ, 14th cent. Ḥāfiẓ Shīrāzī Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad Shīrāzī ‏حافظ شيرازى

Inside front cover, armorial bookplate of Gordon of Buthlaw. F1a: impression of circular seal of the slave of the House of Muhammad, Muhammad ... Khaliqi, the date illegible. Folio preceding text, verso: impression of circular seal of Mustafa ...? The edges of the pages decorated in gold. A manuscript of good quality. Ruled blue and gold margins and dividing panels. In a panel above each poem the attribution is confirmed, in gold and blue alternately. Small panel of illumination above text.

Incipit: Ala ya ayyuha 'l-saqi

Language(s): Persian.

References

As for Codrington/Reade No 265.

General Gordon's bequest of books and Turkish, Perian and Arabic manuscripts is mentioned, without details in the donations register under November 6 1841. The bequest is mentioned in J.R.A.S., vii, 1843, Annual Report, p. x, and the manuscripts are briefly listed in the Proceedings, pp. xxx-xxxi.

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: 132 folios

Dimensions (leaf): 8.25

Layout

17 lines to the page in double column

Hand(s)

Nasta'liq. Uwais 'Ali, known as Waisi

Binding

Green cloth-covered binding with flap.

History

Origin: 10 Dhu 'l-Qa'dah 872 (2 June 1468).

Provenance and Acquisition

Provenance: General Thomas Gordon (of Buthlaw).

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