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1 copy of Majma' al-furs by Muhammad Qasim b. Hajji Muhammad Kashani (Sururi).

Author: Muhammad Qasim b. Hajji Muhammad Kashani (Sururi).

Title: Majma' al-furs.

The initial entry is written on a page inserted in the Library copy of Codrington, after p. 544, now loose. F1a: Note of presentation by Khan Bahadur Mirza Muhammad Folio 341b: note of possession of Muhammad b. Qutb Din. A Persian dictionary. The first edition of the work. Headings and punctuation in red. Author's poetical name is 'Sururi'.

Incipit: Ibtida-yi kalam-i har danishmand-i sukhanwar

Language(s): Persian.

References

Storey, iii, pp. 23-6.

Rieu, ii, pp. 498-9.

Ethe, No 2478.

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: Folios 341
Dimensions (leaf): 9.5

Layout

17 lines on a page

Hand(s)

Nasta'liq. Isma'il b. Hilal(-i?) Tahir(-i?) Rida-yi Bihzad Gallahdari

Binding

Quite recent green half-leather binding with tooling on spine.

History

Origin: Saturday 29 Jumada 1 A.H. 1263.

Provenance and Acquisition

Presented by Khan Bahadur Mirza Muhammad of Basra, 26 March 1924.

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