V. 44 (University Library, Cambridge University)
E. G. Browne Collection
Contents
Summary of Contents: لیلی و مجنون مکتبی A MS. of the Laylà ú Majnún of Maktabi, which I bought in Constantinople
on August 31, 1882. It is written in a fairly good ta'liq, without date or colophon,
but contains eighteen rather crude miniatures, of which the first (on f. 6a) represents
the Prophet's Ascension (Mi'ráj), and the others various episodes in the romance
of Laylà and Majnún. Ff. 105 of 21'8 x 13'3 c. and 11 l. The Persian lacquer binding has been greatly
damaged. Concerning Maktabi, who composed this poem in 895/1490, and is
believed to have died about 900/1494-5, see Rieu's Persian Supplement, pp. 191-
192, Nos. 298-299.
on August 31, 1882. It is written in a fairly good ta'liq, without date or colophon,
but contains eighteen rather crude miniatures, of which the first (on f. 6a) represents
the Prophet's Ascension (Mi'ráj), and the others various episodes in the romance
of Laylà and Majnún. Ff. 105 of 21'8 x 13'3 c. and 11 l. The Persian lacquer binding has been greatly
damaged. Concerning Maktabi, who composed this poem in 895/1490, and is
believed to have died about 900/1494-5, see Rieu's Persian Supplement, pp. 191-
192, Nos. 298-299.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: Paper
Extent: Ff. 105
Dimensions: 21.8 × 13.3 cm.
Layout
11 lines
Hand(s)
A fairly good ta'liq
History
Origin: undated
Provenance and Acquisition
I bought it in Constantinople on August 31, 1882.
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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