MS. S. Digby Or. 12 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts Simon Digby Oriental Collection
Contents
A copy of the Malfūẓāt-i Tīmūrī, compiled by Abū Ṭālib al-Ḥusaynī.
Persian translation of alleged Turki original
References
Physical Description
Hand(s)
crude taʻlīq, rubrics and some rubrications in silver, brownish paper, a few coloured leaves
Binding
English calf binding
History
Provenance and Acquisition
: Phillips, Son and Neale: April 1966; Major Dary; false seal of (Sir) Robert Palk Fakhruddawla 1181/1767-8. Evidently appended by a dealer in England in modern times, as it is found, (in unsuitable imperial red) on many MSS of different “subsequent” ownership which appeared at the same sale:
The collections of Mr. Simon Digby.
Donated to the Bodleian Libraries by the Trustees of the Simon Digby Memorial Charity, April 2015
Record Sources
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
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