Or 11327 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Oriental Manuscripts
Khamsah of Amīr Khusraw
Contents
5 works by Amīr Khusraw Dihlavī, ca 1253-1325 on the subject of Persian poetry
1. 1v-42v ff
Title: Maṭla‘ al-anvār
Title: مطلع الانوار
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 72.
2. 43v-97v ff
Title: Khusraw u Shīrīn
Title: خسرو و شیرین
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 72.
3. 98v-141r ff
Title: Hasht Bihist
Title: هشت بهشت
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 72.
4. 142v-200r ff
Title: Ā’īnah-’i Iskandarī
Title: آئینۀ اسکندری
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 72.
5. 201v-235r ff
Title: Majnūn u Laylā
Title: مجنون و لیلی
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 72.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 339 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 32.3 × 21 cm.
Decoration
Miniatures
History
Origin: 903 AH On 14v the date is given as 990 AH
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on G. M. Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian manuscripts 1895-1966. London, 1968, with additional enhancements.
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
BL
Subjects
- Persian poetry
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