RSPA 68 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Jones Collection
Royal Society Arabic and Persian
Contents
1 copy of Majmaʿ al-Ṣanāʾiʿ by Niẓām al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad Ṣāliḥ al-Ṣiddīqī al-Ḥusaynī Jiyūyī
Language(s): Persian
On f35v, there is a poem written transversely down the page in leaf formation and on f36r there are two four by four cubes with words inside, presumably diagramtic illustrations of Persian prosody.
The colophon is extremely long and details the history of the text and the completion of this manuscript itself.
Physical Description
European numerals in pencil.
Condition
The first few and final few folios have been severely damaged and later repaired.
Layout
Hand(s)
Very messy nīm-shikastah script in black ink with rubrications.
Decoration
Jones has made very occasional marginal comments and highlights in pencil. There are also marginal comments in at least one Persian hand.
Binding
Black leather European-style binding with embossed mandorla design and floral marginal patterning.
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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