RSPA 53 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
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India Office Library
Jones Collection
Royal Society Arabic and Persian
Contents
1 copy of Bahrām va Gulandām by Amīn al-Dīn Muḥammad Ṣāfī
Language(s): Persian
Title: Bahrām va GulandāmTitle: بهرام و گلندامIncipit: بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اجازت کردم ازسر افراز *** کنم لین قصة جان پرور آغازExplicit: کنون از شیصد پائین وجیم است *** ز سال عمر من بگذشت سیم استColophon: تمت الکتاب بهرام و گلندامDenison Ross and Browne provide a detailed account of the contents of this poem and the various other versions of the story which are known.
On f1r, Jones has written the title page, "Bahram and Gulendam: a Poem".
Physical Description
Form: codexSupport: Very thin white woven paper.Extent: ff.iii+92+iiDimensions (leaf): 260 × 170 mm.Dimensions (written): 170 × 90 mm.Foliation:European numerals in pencil.
Condition
Good condition. Some worm damage.
Layout
Hand(s)
Neat black nastaʿlīq.
Decoration
Additions:Binding
Red leather European-style Indian binding with a gold floral frieze pattern around the edge.
Accompanying Material
History
Origin: 1700 - 1792 CE ; IndiaProvenance and Acquisition
RSPA 1-118 were presented to the Royal Society in January 1792 by Sir William and Lady Jones. This manuscript was presented 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
Manuscript description based on E. Denison Ross and E. G. Browne, Catalogue of two collections of Persian and Arabic manuscripts preserved in the India Office Library (London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1902), p. 45-6 no. LIIIAvailability
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