CODRINGTON/READE NO 39. BOX 17. (Library, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland)
Persian Manuscripts
Contents
1 copy of Rawdat us-Safa. Vol. V by Mīr Khvānd, Muḥammad ibn Khāvandshāh, 1433-1498
[As in Rieu (i, p. 91) and Ethe.] Folio 1 recto: note in Persian stating this is Vols. five, six and seven of the Raudat al-Safa, but this MS only contains volume 5. Inside back cover: armorial bookplate of Sir Cha. Warre Malet History of the Turks, Khans, Mongols, and Sarbadarians of Persia to the time of Timur. Part of the same work as Codrington/Reade No 29. Illuminated initial opening. Ruled margins. Headings and punctuation in red. Part of the same work as Codrington/Reade No 29.
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Physical Description
Layout
27 lines on a page
Hand(s)
Naskh.
Binding
Brown leather binding with painted decoration.
History
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