Or 4110 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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Oriental Manuscripts

1 copy of A Persian anthology by Unknown

The work is divided into sections termed Qism, in which the poems are arranged according to their subject, to the various kinds of poetical composition, or to the poetical figures which they illustrate, the authors of most pieces being named in the heading

Poets quoted range from the time of Firdawsī to that of Ḥāfīẓ, and include a number of Indian poets unknown to Persia

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Rieu 1895, no 232-3.

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: 445 ff.

Dimensions (leaf): 24.1 × 15.9 in.

Layout

Hand(s)

Written in Indian naskhī

Decoration

Illuminated headings

History

Origin: 15th century CE

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on Ch. Rieu: Supplement to the Catalogue of the Persian Manuscripts in the British Museum. London, 1895

Availability

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BL Digitised Manuscripts (full digital facsimile)

Funding of Cataloguing

Subjects

Persian poetry 747-1500

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