MS. S. Digby Or. 161 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts Simon Digby Oriental Collection
Contents
1 copy of Baḥr-i mawwāj by Dawlatābādī, Aḥmad ibn ʻUmar, -1445 or 1446
Title: Baḥr-i mawwāj
Title: بحر موّاج
Part of a commentary on the Qur'an, from Q.3:165 - end of Q.6.
Incipit: قل هو من عند أنفسكم
Colophon:
Language(s): Persian
References
Storey, I, p.10, no.16.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: ff. 323
Dimensions (leaf): 26.2 × 16 cm.
Dimensions (written):
Layout
Hand(s)
Old Indian Taʻlīq
Binding
Dark red Oriental leather, with olive green floral insets and Mughal floral design, pasted on modern dark leather and respined (Antony Wesley Bookbinders, 1973).
History
Origin: n.d. [15th century] CE
Provenance and Acquisition
Sotheby and Co., 25th November 1968.
The collection of Mr. Simon Digby.
Donated to the Bodleian Libraries by the Trustees of the Simon Digby Memorial Charity, April 2015.
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on handlist of Simon Digby with additional enhancements by the Fihrist team.
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
JISC
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