MS. Whinfield 70 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)

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1 copy of Laylī u Majnūn by Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 41-1202 or 3

ff. 1b-56b
Author: Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 41-1202 or 3 نظامى گنجوى
Title: Laylī u Majnūn
Title: ليلى و مجنون
Language(s): Persian

References

BP 2558

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 77 ff.
Dimensions (leaf):

Layout

Hand(s)

Nastaʻlīq

History

Origin: 1st Muḥarram 1014 AH; 19th May 1605 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 the Bodleian Library's public card index of Persian manuscripts with additional enhancements by the Fihrist project team.

Availability

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures contact Bodleian Admissions).

Funding of Cataloguing

JISC

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