I.O. Islamic 4577 (St. Pancras, British Library)
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1 copy of Abvāb al-jinān by Vāʻiẓ Qazvīnī, Muḥammad Rafīʻ, 1617 or 18-1678 or 9
A well-written copy of the first 656 of the well-known ethical compendium, planned in eight abwāb of which only two have survived
This part of the work has been lithographed in Persia and India [ 405-6; Arberry 1937 a, page 16. ]
The following note is pasted on the inside back cover: "Prince Jamh 0 Deen's compliments to Lady Seymour and he has the pleasure of sending the accompanying Manuscript, which is a curiosity written in the time of Mohammud Shaw Amprah [sic] of India, in the city of Delhi nearly two century [sic] ago and, he hopes she will kindly accept the same. 20 No[vem]ber/37." This statement is, of course, quite inaccurate. The Abvāb al-jinān is dedicated to Shah 'Abbas II of Persia (d. 1077/1667): Muḥammad Shāh was Emperor at Delhi from 1131 to 1161
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Physical Description
Hand(s)
Good Indian nastaʻtīq
Decoration
pretty 'unwan, foll. 1b-2a decorated with gilt flower-patterns
Rubrications
Margins ruled
European paper, water-marked
Binding
Indian binding
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