MS. Marsh 517 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
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Oriental Manuscripts Marsh Collection
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1 copy of Būstān by Saʻdī
Author: Saʻdī سعدى شيرازیTitle: BūstānTitle: بوستانIncipit: بنام خداوند جان آفرین حکیم سخن در زبان آفرینLanguage(s): PersianReferences
Ethé 1983Physical Description
Form: codexExtent: 62 ff.Dimensions (leaf): 9⅝ × 6¼ in.Layout
Hand(s)
Small, but clear Nastaʻlīq
History
Origin: n.d. (9th century) AH; n.d. (15th century) CEProvenance and Acquisition
The collections of Jacob Golius [see Golius Sale Catalogue, Libri Miscellanei M.S. in folio, no. 67].
The Library of Archbishop Narcissus Marsh, d. 1713.
The Marsh bequest entered the Bodleian Library in 1714.
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on: Beeston, A. F. L. (Alfred Felix Landon); Ethé, Hermann, 1844-1917.; Sachau, Eduard, 1845-1930; Catalogue of the Persian, Turkish, Hindûstânî, and Pushtû manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford; at the Clarendon Press 1889-1953Availability
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