Delhi Persian 1091 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
A compilation of works by Muḥammad ʻAlī Ḥazīn (a-c)
Contents
The end is defective, indicated by a catchword at the bottom of f. 20v followed by a blank page.
References
A note on f. 44v names the scribe as Navāzish ʻAlī.
References
Title is supplied.
References
Physical Description
India Office stamped foliation.
Collation
Catchwords.
Condition
Damp-stained and loose leaves. Without binding and enclosed in a wrapper.
Layout
15 lines per page.
Hand(s)
Nastaʻlīq; copied in black ink, with headings, overlinings and punctuaton marks in red. The scribe of item b) calls himself Navāzish ʻAlī and is probably the scribe of the whole volume.
The margins include glosses, comments and translations of Arabic phrases.
Black Government of India Delhi MSS oval stamp (ff. 1r, 50v).
Accompanying Material
Wrapper: Half torn. Reused India Office regulation dated 1793.
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 in1876
Record Sources
Based on R. Levy's descriptions in Drafts for Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. III as detailed above. Revised by Sheida Heydarishovir
Availability
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