Delhi Persian 609 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Laṭāʾif al-akhbār by Rashīd Khān
Contents
Physical Description
India Office pencilled foliation.
Condition
Some loose leaves.
Layout
17 lines per page.
Hand(s)
Nastaʻlīq; copied in black ink with headings and overlinings in red.
Binding
19th century three-quarter leather marbled board binding; paper paste-downs
Black Government of India Delhi MSS oval stamp (ff. 1r, 144v).
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Purchased by the Government of India at 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 C.A. Storey's description in Drafts for Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. III, Mss Eur E207/6, ff. 108-9. Revised by Ursula Sims-Williams.
Availability
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Surrogates
Microfilm IOL 356
Bibliography
Funding of Cataloguing
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