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1 copy of Nāfiʻ al-faras by Ṭūghuz ibn Nawzīn Shihāb ibn Muḥammad Fāz̤ū

Language(s): Persian

A text-book on farriery by Ṭūghuz ibn Nawzīn Shihāb ibn Muḥammad Fāz̤ū. It begins with the origins of the horse going on to describe their ailments and treatment.

ff. 55; 19 lines to a page; nastaʻliq; rubrications; first leaf damaged; damp-stained; copyist, Ghulām Khāliq-i Ṣiddīqī al-Hānsavī; dated 14 Rabi’ I 1147 or regnal year 16 of Muhammad Shah (14 Aug 1734).

Author: Ṭūghuz ibn Nawzīn Shihāb ibn Muḥammad Fāz̤ū طوغز ابن نوزین شهاب ابن محمد فاضو
Title: Nāfiʻ al-faras
Title: نافع الفرس

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: ff. iii+55+iii
Dimensions (leaf): 229 × 156 mm.

Condition

First leaf damaged; damp-stained.

Hand(s)

nastaʻliq; copyist: Ghulām Khāliq-i Ṣiddīqī al-Hānsavī.

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Binding

Loose Islamic style boards.

History

Origin: 14 Rabi’ I 1147 (14 Aug 1734) AH ; India

Provenance and Acquisition

Purchased by the Government of India at sale organised by Delhi Prize Agents, 1859; administrative deposit India Office Library, 1876.

1876

Government of India

Record Sources

Based on description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3. Available on British Library Digitised Manuscripts, manuscript number: MSS Eur E207/22_f144r, f. 144r).

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