RAS Persian 367 (Library, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland)

Persian Manuscripts

1 copy of Sharh-i Muqatta'at-i Anwani by Anon.

The initial entry is written in the Library copy of Codrington on a page inserted before p. 545. F1a; a) Two notes of ownership of Samad Shah Sahib. b) Four drafts for a chronogram for the death of a Sayyid Sa'd al-Din. 20 Muharram appears en clair in one version. The year not calculated. Final folio, verso: Two more notes of ownership of Samad Shah Sahib. A commentary on various points in the muqatta'at poems of Auhad al-Din Anwari. Headings and punctuation in red.

Incipit: Baz in chih jawani u jamal ast jahan-ra For commentaries on the poetry of Anwari see Storey, v, (de Blois), pp. 225-6. The incipit of the Society's copy is different from that of the commentary on the muqatta'at by Mir Abu 'l-Hasan Farahani.

Language(s): Persian.

References

Storey, v, (de Blois), pp. 225-6.

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: Folios 91

Dimensions (leaf): 9.5

Condition

Some worm damage.

Layout

15 lines on a page

Hand(s)

Nasta'liq.

Binding

Brown leather Indian binding with blind-stamped decoration, the spine replaced with red leather.,

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Provenance unknown.

Availability

Visitors are welcome to consult manuscripts in the library by prior appointment. Information on access is available on the library page of the Society's web site at www.royalasiaticsociety.org and appointments can be arranged by e-mailing library@royalasiaticsociety.org

Comments

Comment on this record

Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World