Delhi Persian 1571* (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
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1 copy of Niṣāb al-ṣibyān by Muḥammad Saʿd
Untitled extensive commentary by a certain Mawlavī Muḥammad Saʿd on the famous Persian mas̲navī on Arabic vocabulary, the Niṣāb al-ṣibyān of Abū Naṣr Muḥammad Badr al-Dīn Farāhī (flourishing circa 617/1220).
Dated colophon: completed 12 Rabīʿ al-S̲ānī RY 19 of Emperor Muḥammad Shāh, 1149/20 August 1736.
Scribal nastaʿlīq.
Not foliated; approximately 100 folios.
Paper wrapper.
Folios partially bound; cropped, stains, wormholes, later repairs.
Condition fragile.
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History
Provenance and Acquisition
Purchased by the Government of India at sale organised by Delhi Prize Agents, 1859; administrative deposit India Office Library, 1876
1876
Government of India
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