RAS Persian 330. (Library, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland)
Persian Manuscripts
Contents
1 copy of ʻIyār-i dānish by Abū al-Faz̤l ibn Mubārak, 1551-1602
F1a: a) Signature of Jno Romer IMS? b) Stamp, the name filled in ink: Presented to the ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY by John Romer Esq Folio following text, verso: copy of a Persian letter. A reworking of the Kalilah wa Dimnah, on the basis of the versions of Nasrullah Munshi and Kashifi. Headings and punctuation in red.
References
Physical Description
Layout
15 lines to the page
Hand(s)
Nasta'liq.
Binding
Brown leather binding with blind-stamped decoration, the spine replaced and tooled with title etc, including the wrong Nos: Codrington 331, for 330 and Morley MS Catalogue 223 (for the dubious 223a - see below).
History
Availability
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