IO Islamic 4721 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Contents
1 copy of A treatise on perfume and dyes by Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli, Nawab of Mysore, 1753-1799
Drawn from the writings of Ṭīpū Sulṭān of Mysore
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Sims-Williams 1986, page 15.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 33 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 19.5 × 12 cm.
Hand(s)
Copyist: ʻAbd al-Qādir, عبد القادر
Decoration
Binding
Original binding from Ṭīpū Sulṭān’s library
History
Origin: 18 Rajab 1211 AH
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on U. Sims-Williams: Handlist of Islamic manuscripts acquired by the India Office Library 1938-85. London, 1986
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
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