D. 10 (University Library, Cambridge University)
E. G. Browne Collection
Contents
Summary of Contents: لب الشروح (شرح گلشن راز) Lubbu'sh-Shurúḥ ("the Marrow of Commentaries"), a selected commentary on
the Gulshan-i-Ráz ("Rose-garden of Mystery") of Shaykh Maḥmúd-i-Shabistari
compiled by Muḥammad ibn Muhammad called 'Alá'í of Shíráz from the four
following commentaries, each of which is denoted by an appropriate symbol: (1) Nasdim i-Gulshan ("Breezes of the Rose-garden ") by Nizamu'd-Din
Maḥmúd of Shíráz, called ad-Dá'í (denoted by). (2) Mafatthal-Ijaz of Shaykh Shamsu'd-Din Muhammad Núr-bakhshi of
Lähiján (), concerning whom see Rieu's Persian Catalogue, pp. 650-651. (لی) A commentary by Husamu'd-Din Hasan of Bitlis (3) (4) A commentary by Bábá Ni'matu'lláh of Nakhjuwán (). The verses of the original poem are written in red, and the explanations and
elucidations of each of the four commentators immediately follow, beginning with
the easiest (), and ending with the most difficult (). The text is incomplete at the end, the last verse commentated being No. 376
(out of 1008) of Whinfield's edition. The MS., which I bought from Naaman for
£3 on May 1, 1901, comprises 182 ff. of 22'5 x 16'5 c. and 16 ll.; large, clear
nasta'liq with rubrications; no colophon or date. The following title and verse are
inscribed in red ink on f. 1a: كتاب لب الشروح تأليف علائى بن مُحبّى الشريف الشيرازي الحسينى عفى عنه،
در جمع شروح گلشن راز این لب شروح هست ممتاز
the Gulshan-i-Ráz ("Rose-garden of Mystery") of Shaykh Maḥmúd-i-Shabistari
compiled by Muḥammad ibn Muhammad called 'Alá'í of Shíráz from the four
following commentaries, each of which is denoted by an appropriate symbol: (1) Nasdim i-Gulshan ("Breezes of the Rose-garden ") by Nizamu'd-Din
Maḥmúd of Shíráz, called ad-Dá'í (denoted by). (2) Mafatthal-Ijaz of Shaykh Shamsu'd-Din Muhammad Núr-bakhshi of
Lähiján (), concerning whom see Rieu's Persian Catalogue, pp. 650-651. (لی) A commentary by Husamu'd-Din Hasan of Bitlis (3) (4) A commentary by Bábá Ni'matu'lláh of Nakhjuwán (). The verses of the original poem are written in red, and the explanations and
elucidations of each of the four commentators immediately follow, beginning with
the easiest (), and ending with the most difficult (). The text is incomplete at the end, the last verse commentated being No. 376
(out of 1008) of Whinfield's edition. The MS., which I bought from Naaman for
£3 on May 1, 1901, comprises 182 ff. of 22'5 x 16'5 c. and 16 ll.; large, clear
nasta'liq with rubrications; no colophon or date. The following title and verse are
inscribed in red ink on f. 1a: كتاب لب الشروح تأليف علائى بن مُحبّى الشريف الشيرازي الحسينى عفى عنه،
در جمع شروح گلشن راز این لب شروح هست ممتاز
Title: Lubb al-shurūḥ
Title: لب الشروح
Language(s): Persian
References
Commentary on the Gulshan-i rāz گلشن راز of .
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: Paper
Extent: Ff. 182
Dimensions: 22.5 × 16.5 cm.
Layout
16 lines
Hand(s)
large, clear nasta'liq with rubrications
History
Origin: undated
Provenance and Acquisition
The MS., which I bought from Naaman for £3 on May 1, 1901.
Bequest of E. G. Browne.
Record Sources
Summary, physical description and provenance copied from R. A. Nicholson: A descriptive catalogue of the Oriental MSS belonging to the late E.G. Browne. Cambridge, 1932.
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