IO Islamic 4590 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
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1 copy of Ḥusn va ʻishq by Naʻmat Khān-i-ʻĀlī, d. ca. 1710
Title: Ḥusn va ʻishq
Title: کحسن و عشق
The well-known allegory in ornate prose and verse
The work has been several times lithographed in India
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Arberry 1939, page 375.
For a more detailed description see Edwards 1935, page 592.
For a more detailed description see Arberry 1937 a, page 203.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 19 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 8.7 × 7.2 in.
Dimensions (written): 6.6 × 4.7 in.
Hand(s)
Ordinary Indian nastaʻtīq and naskhy
Decoration
European paper, water-marked
Ruled margins; marginal glosses
History
Origin: 19th century CE
Provenance and Acquisition
Presented by the Library of the India Officeto A. J. Arberryin 1937
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on A. J. Arberry: Hand-List of Islamic Manuscripts acquired by the India Office Library, 1936–8. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (New Series) (1939), 71: pp 353-396
Availability
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