Or 12969 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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A manuscript containing two poems

Contents

2 works by 2 authors on the subject of Persian poetry

1. 1v-24v ff
Author: Nāṣir al-Dīn Sharīf-i Iṣfahānī, d. AH 735 ناصر الدین شریف اصفهانی A didactic poem attributed to Nāṣir-i Khusraw ناصر خسرو , but according to Bahār, the real author was Nāṣir al-Dīn Sharīf-i Iṣfahānī, d. AH 735
Title: Sa‘ādatnāmah
Title: سعدتنامه
Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 76.
2. 25v-40r ff
Author: Nāṣir ناصر By another poet named Nāṣir who may be identical with Nāṣir-i Bukhārā’ī
Title: Hidāyatnāmah
Title: هدایتنامه
Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 76.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 40 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 15.8 × 9.5 cm.

Condition

Defective at the beginning and end

Decoration

Miniatures

Binding

Lacquered binding

History

Origin: Mid-15th 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

  • Persian poetry

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