Or 11985 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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Oriental Manuscripts

A collection of munsha’āt ( منشئات )

Contents

Summary of Contents: 2 works by 2 authors on the subjects of Letter writing, India, Islamic poetry, and Persian poetry
1. 1v-33r ff
Author: Muḥammad Ja‘far محمد جعفر
Title: Copies of letters written to various prominent men in Northern India

Written during the second half of the 18th century

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 79.
2. 34r-39v ff
Author: Isḥāq-i Mawṣilī اسحاق الموصلی
Title: A qaṣīdah in praise of the Prophet and Faṭimah
Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 79.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 39 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 20.8 × 11.4 cm.

History

Origin: 18th and 19th century CE

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

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Subjects

  • Letter writing, Persian
  • India--History--18th century
  • Islamic poetry, Persian
  • Persian poetry

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