RSPA 55 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Jones Collection
Royal Society Arabic and Persian
Miscellaneous Anthology
Contents
Language(s): Persian
The manuscript is a large miscellany of different Persian works, inlcuding: works by ʿUrfī ff1-20v and ff83r-86v, works by Niʿmat Khān ʿAlī ff23v-53r, Ḥāfiẓ ff284r-300r, Ẓuhūrī ff300r-315r and others. A detailed breakdown can be found in the printed catalogue.
There is a table of contents on f0.
Physical Description
European numerals in pencil.
Condition
Generally good condition. Binding has come away at spine. Supports and guards.
Layout
Mixed layout depending on section.
Hand(s)
Black ink nastaʿlīq with rubrications. All in one hand.
Decoration
Binding
Standard India Office half-leather binding with wine-coloured marbled endpapers.
Accompanying Material
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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