Or 11836 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Oriental Manuscripts
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1 copy of Dāstān-i Zīb u Zīvār by Muḥammad Darvīsh-i Samarqandī
Title: Dāstān-i Zīb u Zīvār
Title: داستان زیب و زیوار
A mas̲navī apparently written, illustrated, and bound by the copyist
The work is dedicated to Naẕar Muḥammad Khān نذر محمد خان , one of the Uzbek Jānids
On 42v-47r is part of a poem on the Shāh u Darvīsh شاه و درویش theme dedicated to Shāh Ṣafī شاه صفی , followed by one folio of a religious work
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 73.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 48 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 23.4 × 12.7 cm.
Decoration
Miniatures
History
Origin: 1027 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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