Or 11918 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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Oriental Manuscripts

1 copy of Kitāb-i Asbnāmah

Author: Anonymous

Title: Kitāb-i Asbnāmah

Title: Sālhūtar

Title: Rāḥat al-firās

Title: کتاب اسبنامه

Title: سالهوتر

Title: راحة الفراس

Another version of Or. 5762 and Or. 6704

Imperfect at end

Language(s): Persian

References

Meredith-Owens 1968, page 30.

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: 56 ff

Dimensions (leaf): 17.7 × 12.3 cm.

Decoration

Miniatures

History

Origin: 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,July 1949. 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.

Availability

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