MS. Elliott 287 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts Elliott Collection
Contents
1 copy of Ḥayrat al-Abrār by Alisher Navoiĭ, 1441-1501
The first mathnawī of Navāʼī's Khamsah. For the other three surviving volumes of a five volume set copied by the same anonymous scribe, see: MS. Elliott 408, MS. Elliott 317, and MS. Elliott 339
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Physical Description
Layout
Hand(s)
Small, but distinct Nastaʻlīq
History
Provenance and Acquisition
The collections of Sir Gore Ouseley.
The collections of John Bardoe Elliott.
Presented to the Bodleian Library by J.B. Elliott, in 1859.
Record Sources
Availability
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