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1 copy of Mafātīḥ al-I‘jāz by Lāhījī, Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyá, active 15th century
Title: Mafātīḥ al-I‘jāzTitle: مفاتیح العجازA commentary on the Gulshan-i Rāz گلشن راز of Shabistarī, Maḥmūd ibn ʻAbd al-Karīm, -approximately 1320 شبستری Copied at the command of Mirza Rida Khan Beg Safawi.
According to the colophon, copied from a MS written eleven years after the original was composed (in A.H. 877). Front flyleaf, verso: armorial bookplate of Gordon of Buthlaw. A commentary on the Gulshan-i Raz of Mahmud Shabistari. Ruled margins. Headings and punctuation in red. Paper of text area sprinkled with gold. Illuminated panel above opening of text. Scribe's poetic name is 'Jununi'.
Incipit: Bismika al-'azim al-shamil faiduhu al-muqaddas li-kull maujudLanguage(s): Persian.References
Ethe No 1816.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: codexExtent: Folios 222Dimensions (leaf): 7.25Layout
19 lines on a page
Hand(s)
Nasta'liq. Muhammad Taqi b.Hajji 'Ali Khan Ardabili
Binding
Green leather oriental binding with flap and stamped and tooled decoration picked out in red. Interior of covers and flap have tooled decoration.
History
Origin: The village of Busjin near Ardabil, at a time of plague, when an estimated 600 people of the village died. Wednesday 18 Dhu 'l-Qa'da A.H. 1096 (15 October 1685) .Availability
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