Or 11839 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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1 copy of Specimens of calligraphy by Various calligraphers

Author: Various calligraphers
Title: Specimens of calligraphy

Specimens of calligraphy in the hands of Sulṭān Muḥammad Nūr, ‘Alī Riẓā, Sulṭān Muḥammad Khandān

Some items are dated 925, 942, 962, and 977

Language(s): Persian

References

Meredith-Owens 1968, page 31.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 27 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 30.2 × 21.5 cm.

History

Origin: 16th-17th 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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