I.O. Islamic 4611 (St. Pancras, British Library)
Oriental Manuscripts
Contents
1 copy of Bāznāmah by Muḥammad Jaʻfar b. Mīr Suhrāb Khān Tālpar
Title: Bāznāmah
Title: بازنامه
Incipit: سرنگین نوائی که عندلیبان گلزار معانی بلحن دلربا سرایند . . . حمد بیحد در گاه ایزدی است الخ
A comprehensive treatise on falconry, including both hunting and the care of the birds, in eighteen chapters
In fol. 36 the first part of the author's name has been deliberately expunged in the manuscript
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Arberry 1939, pages 378.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 198 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 10
Dimensions (written): 3.7
Layout
Hand(s)
Ordinary Indian nastaʻlīq
Decoration
Water-stained
Gaudy margins in red and yellow
Additions:
Poor paper
History
Origin: 18th century CE
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
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