RSPA 21 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Jones Collection
Royal Society Arabic and Persian
Contents
1 copy of Farhang-i Jahāngīrī by Mīr Jamāl al-Dīn Ḥusayn ibn Fakhr al-Dīn Ḥasan Injū Shīrāzī ʿAz̤ud al-Dawlah
Language(s): Persian
This manuscript comprises only the dictionary part of the Farhang-i Jahāngīrī.
Physical Description
European numerals in pencil. Every side is numbered, as opposed to foliated.
Condition
Excellent condition. Significant worm damage to end of manuscript.
Layout
Hand(s)
Very neat and spacious black-ink nastaʿlīq.
Decoration
On the first page, Jones has written "Dictionary of the Persian Language"
Binding
Standard India Office half leather binding with wine-coloured marbled endpapers.
Accompanying Material
Page 500-1 (one folio) has been added. It is written in extremely difficult to read shikastah script. This page includes the date 1176AH (1762-3AD) or 1172 (1758-9) in the first line of text (date appears to be written as 11762, but the spacing seems to prefer 1176 as the reading).
History
Provenance and Acquisition
RSPA 1-118 were presented to the Royal Society in January 1792 by Sir William and 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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Funding of Cataloguing
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