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1 copy of Haft Aurang by Jāmī, 1414-1492
Title: Haft Aurang.F1a. a) Signature of J. D'Arcy. b) Presented by Colonel Joseph D'Arcy April 4 1829. c) Two impressions of an oval seal dated 1237 (1821-2) with Joseph D'Arcy in Arabic script. Final folio, verso: another impression of D'Arcy's seal. In the colophon the scribe states that he copied the book when he was between seventy and eighty and was enabled to alleviate his neediness and provide for his family by this work. The collection of the seven long poems of Jami. Ruled margins and dividing panels. Illuminated panel above the beginning of each poem. Red headings and punctuation.
Incipit: Hamidan li-man ja'ala janan kull 'arif makhzan asrar kamalihiLanguage(s): Persian.References
Rieu, ii, pp. 643-5.Ethe, No 1300.Encyclopaedia of Islam, s.v. Djami.Physical Description
Form: codexExtent: 244 foliosDimensions (leaf): 10.75 × 7.5 in.Layout
24 lines to the page in four columns
Hand(s)
Nasta'liq. Hajji Muhammad b. Nur al-Din Muhammad b, Hajji Muhammad b. Abu 'l-Qasim Dashtbayadi
Binding
Red leather binding with flap decorated with black lacquer and gold painted and stamped decoration. The large rectangular central stamp bears a scene of an enthroned prince with attendants and musician in early Safavid style, many of the figures wearing the tall taj.
History
Origin: End of Jumada I 1063 (April 1653).Availability
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