Delhi Persian 1080 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Shamʻ-i maḥfil by Khvājah Mīr Dard
Contents
Physical Description
India Office stamped foliation.
Collation
Catchwords; each "nūr" is numbered in margin.
Condition
Slightly worm-eaten, loose leaves, detached binding, wrapped in a re-used India Office official document.
Layout
15 lines per page.
Hand(s)
f. 1r: cursive nastaʻlīq, copied in black ink, headed هو الناصر in red.
ff. 1v-122v: nastaʻlīq, copied in black ink, rubrications, Arabic text vocalised.
Folio 1r, contains a note by an unidentified person beginning "هو الناصر" and referring to the author of the work by titles such as آیة الله, سیدنا and مرشدنا, suggesting an affiliation with the Muḥammadiyah sect. The note gives information about the different sections, the author's other works and praises him and his father Muḥammad Nāṣir ʻAndalīb.
Binding
Marbled boards, detached from the book, worm-eaten, paper paste-downs.
Black oval Government of India Delhi MSS stamp (ff. 1r, 122v).
Accompanying Material
Wrapper: East India Company Acquittance Roll dated 1833. Watermarked J. Whatman 1828.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Purchased by the Government of India at a sale organised by Delhi Prize Agents, 1859. Administrative deposit India Office Library, 1876.
Acquired by the Government of India in 1876.
Record Sources
Based on A.J. Arberry's description in "Drafts for Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. III" Mss Eur E207/4, f. 8r. and R.Levy's description, Mss Eur E207/12, f. 115r. Revised by Sheida Heydarishovir
Availability
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