IO Islamic 4713 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

India Office Library

A copy of Saʻdī's Būstān, followed f 143v by several ghazals

Language(s): Persian

For a more detailed description see Sims-Williams 1986, page 9.

Form: codex

Extent: 147 ff

Dimensions (leaf): 23.5 × 12.5 cm.

Illuminated ʻunvān and decorated margins

Seal(s):

Seals dated 1172 and 1187

Origin: Not after 1172 AH

Manuscript description based on U. Sims-Williams: Handlist of Islamic manuscripts acquired by the India Office Library 1938-85. London, 1986

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