Summary of Contents: Fragment from an excerpt of an untitled historical work described in a brief note on the paper wrapper, ‘This is a short extract from the rare
Majmaʿ-al-tavārīkh…’, signed
H. Beveridge, dated 11/9/[19]02.
Language(s): Persian, Urdu, English, Bengali
Defective at beginning.
The work ends abruptly without formal conclusion or a colophon.
Not dated at end.
Form: codex
Extent: 52 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 220 × 130 mm.
Hand(s)
Minute scribal nastaʿlīq with occasional shikastah flourishes, coarsening further along.
Additions: Paper wrapper, lithographed Persian legal notice (dated 1 May 1851); torn and stained, labels; extensive annotations in Urdu, English, and especially Bengali.
Origin: India
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