Add. 418 (University Library, Cambridge University)
Oriental Manuscripts
Contents
2 works by 2 authors on the subjects of Islamic swords, Physiognomy, and Islamic ethics
1. ff. 1b-23a
Title: Tāʼīd-i baṣārat
Title: رسالۀ شمشير شناسی
Title: تائيد بصارت
Language(s): Persian
References
2. ff. 25b-32b
Title: Risālah-i dalāʼil al-firāsat
Title: رساله دلائل الفراست
Language(s): Persian
References
This treatise was compiled from two works: the Dhakhīrat al-mulūk ذخيرة الملوك of , ; and the Tuḥfat al-naṣāʼiḥ تحفة النصائح of .
Physical Description
Form: other
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History
Origin: 1227 AH; 1812 CE
Provenance and Acquisition
Bequest of R.E. Lofft (1783-1847) in 1867.
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on E. G. Browne: A hand-list of the Muhammadan manuscripts, including all those written in the Arabic character, preserved in the Library of the University of Cambridge. Cambridge, 1900 E. G. Browne: A catalogue of the Persian manuscripts in the Library of the University of Cambridge. Cambridge, 1896 abbreviated by the OCIMCO project team.
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