MS. S. Digby Or. 23 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts Simon Digby Oriental Collection
Contents
1 copy of Riyāz̤ al-siyāḥah by Shīrvānī, Zayn al-ʻĀbidīn, 1780-1837 or 1838
Title: Riyāz̤ al-siyāḥah
Title: رياض السياحة
Incipit: بوستان حمد و سپاس و گلستان ثنا بی قیاس
Language(s): Persian
References
Storey I, No. 1609
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: ff.431
Dimensions (leaf): 32 × 23 cm.
Dimensions (written):
Layout
Hand(s)
Coarse Taʻlīq; rubrics; European paper, apparently of varying age and marks, some watermarked autograph
Binding
Oriental black leather binding
History
Origin: 1242 AH; 1827 CE
Provenance and Acquisition
Sotheby’s, London 11 July 1966
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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