MS. A. Walker 78 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts A. Walker Collection
Contents
A large collection of Persian poetry, gathered from the dīwāns and mathnawīs of the most celebrated poets.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: ff. 399
Layout
2 columns of 16 lines per page throughout.
Hand(s)
Script: Nastaʻlīq.
Decoration
Binding
History
Origin: Undated.
Provenance and Acquisition
The collections of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker, d. 1831.
Presented to the Bodleian Library by Sir William Walker in 1845.
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on: Beeston, A. F. L. (Alfred Felix Landon); Ethé, Hermann, 1844-1917.; Sachau, Eduard, 1845-1930; Catalogue of the Persian, Turkish, Hindûstânî, and Pushtû manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford; at the Clarendon Press 1889-1953
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
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