CODRINGTON/READE NO 37. KEPT SEPARATELY IN UN-NUMBERED CASE. (Library, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland)
Persian Manuscripts
Contents
Summary of Contents: 1 copy of Rawdat al-Safa. Vols. I, II, III by Mīr Khvānd, Muḥammad ibn Khāvandshāh, 1433-1498
Part of the same work as Codrington/Reade No 29. Ruled margins. Headings and punctuation in red.
Language(s): Persian.
References
As for Codrington/Reade No 29.
General Gordon's bequest is mentioned, without details in the donations register under November 6 1841. The bequest is mentioned in J.R.A.S., vii, 1843, Annual Report, p. x, and the manuscripts are briefly listed in the Proceedings, pp. xxx-xxxi.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: Folios 403
Dimensions (leaf): 14.25
Condition
Bad damage at the beginning.
Layout
30 lines on a page
Hand(s)
Binding
Oriental red leather binding with stamped cartouches.
History
Origin: Book I, 6 Dhu 'l-Qa'da 1022. Book II, `6 Jumada II 1023. Book III, 6 third month 1024.
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