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Summary of Contents: گلسان (ترجمه سی) An anonymous Turkish translation of the Gulistán, transcribed by one 'Abdi
ibn Nabi (?) in the middle of Jumádà 1, 1011/Nov. 1, 1602. The verses are given
in the original Persian, followed by a Turkish prose translation. This MS., which was given to me by Dr Rida Tawfiq (Riga Tevfiq) in August.
1909, comprises 101 ff. of 20'4 x 13 c. and 15 ll., is written in a large, clear naskh,
fully pointed.
Author: Saʿdī سعدی
Title: Gulistān
Title: گلستان
Title: Turkish translation of Saʻdī's work

Language(s): Turkish and Persian

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: Paper
Extent: Ff. 101
Dimensions: 20.4 × 13 cm.

Layout

15 lines

Hand(s)

Large, clear naskh, fully pointed.

History

Origin: 1011 AH; 1602 CE

Provenance and Acquisition

This MS. was given to E.G. Browne by Rıza Tevfik, 1869?-1949 in August 1909.

Bequest of E. G. Browne.

Record Sources

Summary, physical description and provenance copied from R. A. Nicholson: A descriptive catalogue of the Oriental MSS belonging to the late E.G. Browne. Cambridge, 1932.

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JISC

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