Or 11837 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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1 copy of Majālis al-ʻushshāq by 2 authors

Author: Gāzargāhī, Kamāl al-Dīn Ḥusayn, fl. 16 cent. گزرگاهی، كمال الدين حسين Also attributed to Ḥusayn Bāyqarā, Sultan of Khorasan, 1438-1506 حسين بايقرا
Title: Majālis al-ʻushshāq
Title: مجالس العشاق

Imperfect at the end with some leaves restored at the beginning

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 21.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 249 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 28.8 × 17.3 cm.

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History

Origin: 16th century CE

Provenance and Acquisition

Bequeathed to the British Museum by P.C. Manuk and Miss G.M. Coles, through the National Art Collections Fund,5 October 1948. Transferred to the British Library in 1973.

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on G. M. Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian manuscripts 1895-1966. London, 1968, with additional enhancements.

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