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1 copy of Dīvān-i ʻUrfī

Author: ʻUrfī Shīrāzī, Muḥammad, 1555 or 6-1590 or 91 عرفى شيرازی

Title: Dīvān-i ʻUrfī

Title: ديوان عرفى

Inside front cover: armorial bookplate of Gordon of Buthlaw. Ruled margins and dividing panels. On pale green paper.

Incipit: Ay mata'-i dard dar bazar-i jan andakhtah

Language(s): Persian.

References

Rieu, ii, p. 667.

Ethe, No 1451.

Encyclopaedia of Islam, s.v. 'Urfi Shirazi.

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: 243 folios
Dimensions (leaf):

Layout

21 lines to the page in double column

Hand(s)

Nasta'liq.

Binding

Brown leather European-style binding with tooled and gilt painted decoration.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Provenance: General Thomas Gordon (of Buthlaw).

Availability

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