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1 copy of Anvār-i Suhaylī by Kāshifī, Ḥusayn Vāʻiẓ, d. 1504 or 5

Author: Kāshifī, Ḥusayn Vāʻiẓ, d. 1504 or 5

Title: Anvār-i Suhaylī

F8a: obscure seal impression. Muhammad is legible. F87b: partial impression of seal of ... b. Chit Ram. Folio preceding text, recto: Presented by Sir G.T. Staunton Bart. Febry 7 1824 (Also in pencil on verso). Ruled margins. Headings and punctuation in red.

Incipit: Hadrat-i hakim 'ala 'l-itlaq jallat hikmatuhu

Language(s): Persian.

References

As for Codrington/Reade No 326.

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: 369 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 11.25 × 7.25 in.

Layout

17 lines to the page

Hand(s)

Nasta'liq.

Binding

Brown half-leather European binding

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Provenance: Sir George Thomas Staunton Bart.

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