MS. S. Digby Or. 96 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts Simon Digby Oriental Collection
Contents
2 works by 2 authors on the subjects of Persian poetry and Persian language
2. 69b-161a
Title: بحر الفضائل في منافع الأفاضل
Author's name appears on fol.70a, l.14
Title appears on fol.71a, l.14.
Composed 795/1392-3.
Fol.161b contains a note of a method for determining 'Nayrūz'.
Language(s): Persian
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: ff. 161+i
Dimensions (leaf):
Dimensions (written):
Layout
Hand(s)
Nastaʻlīq in two hands.
History
Origin: 29th Dhū al-Ḥijjah 1286 (2nd item only). AH; 1st April 1870 (2nd item only). CE
Provenance and Acquisition
The collections 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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