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1 copy of ʻIyār-i dānish by Abū al-Faz̤l ibn Mubārak, 1551-1602
Title: ʻIyār-i dānishTitle: عيار دانشF1a: 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.
Incipit: Sipas-i azal u abad khudawandi-raLanguage(s): Persian.References
Rieu, ii, pp. 756-7.Ethe, No 757.For the provenance see Donations Register for November 18 1848.Physical Description
Form: codexExtent: Folios 223Dimensions (leaf): 12.75 × 8.5 in.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
Origin: 5 Jumada II A.H. 1209 (28 December 1794).Availability
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