RSPA 60 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Jones Collection
Royal Society Arabic and Persian
Contents
1 copy of Bahār-i Dānish by ʿInāyat Allāh Kanbū Lāhūrī
Language(s): Persian
On f1v next to the headpiece, Jones has written "Behār-i Dānesh W Jones".
There is an ornate blue, red and gold headpiece on f1v. The floral design is red inside the three gilded cupolas with blue patterning below and blue vines drawn above.
Physical Description
European numerals in pencil.
Condition
Good condition. Supports and guards.
Layout
Hand(s)
Neat and elegant black ink nastaʿlīq.
Decoration
Jones has occasionally highlighted sections of the text with curly brackets. There are marginal notes in the scribal hand throughout the manuscript.
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. 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
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
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