RSPA 32 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Jones Collection
Royal Society Arabic and Persian
Contents
1 copy of Makhzan al-Asrār by Niẓāmī Ganjavī
Language(s): Persian
Physical Description
European numerals in pencil.
Condition
Good condition.
Layout
Irregular layout.
Hand(s)
Fine nastaʿlīq script in black ink.
Decoration
After the colophon, there is an ownership note of someone called Jamāl al-Dīn walad ʿAbd al-Wahāb Khān.
On fiv-iir, there are several paragraphs of Persian written in William Jones's handwriting, including a paragraph attributed to Amīr Khusraw. On f38r, Jones has written out the sounds of both the Persian and Hindavi alphabets with keywords to remember certain letters.
Binding
Standard India Office half leather binding with wine coloured marbled endpapers.
Seal of Muhammad Quli Qutubshah, Sultan of Golconda (r.1612-26), dated 1021 (1612/13).
Accompanying Material
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Purchased by Jones, his note: "W. Jones 4th November 1783 Bought at Calcutta for 11Rs".
RSPA 1-118 were presented to the Royal Society in January 1792 by Sir William and Lady Jones. This manuscript was given by Lady Jones.
The Royal Society's collection of 280 Persian and Arabic, and 86 Sanskrit manuscripts were transferred to the India Office Library in 1876.
1876
India Office Library
Record Sources
Availability
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