MS. Whinfield 62 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts Whinfield Collection
Contents
An account of the affairs of Seringapatam down to A.H. 1213
Language(s): Persian
References
BP 2477
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: vii + 198 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 5⅜
Layout
Hand(s)
Nastaʻlīq. Copied by Shāh Jay Mīrzā
History
Origin: 14th Jumādá I 1223 AH; 8th July 1808 CE
Provenance and Acquisition
The collections of Sir Edward Henry Whinfield, d. 1922.
The Whinfield manuscripts were bequeathed to the Indian Institute, Oxford, in 1922, and later transferred to the Bodleian Library.
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 1889-1953
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
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