Delhi Persian 632A (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
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1 copy of Ḥayāt al-qulūb by Muḥammad Bāqir ibn Muḥammad Taqī
Language(s): Persian and ArabicFragment of an historical account on the Twelve Imams of the Is̲nāʾ ʿAsharī branch of Shīʿī Islam by ʿAllāmah Mīr Muḥammad Bāqir ibn Muḥammad Taqī Majlisī Iṣfahānī (d. 1111/1699).
The volume is defective at the beginning and end.
Not dated at end.
Rough shikastah āmīz by multiple hands.
Annotations.
Stamped foliation throughout.
Original covers lost.
Loose folded paper wrapper (watermarked: TH Saunders 1902; rampant guardant lion with sceptre in crowned oval frame, italic initials below); labelled, torn, stained.
Folios bound, but severely damaged at the extremities; creased, cropped, stained, occasional wormholes.
Condition fragile.
Title: Ḥayāt al-qulūbTitle: حيات القلوبPhysical Description
Form: codexExtent: 521 ff.Dimensions (leaf): 270 × 155 mm.Hand(s)
History
Origin: Second half of the 18th century IndiaProvenance 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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