Or 7044 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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Summary of Contents: 3 works by Maẓhar on the subjects of Persian poetry, Ethics—Iran, Ethics, Iran, Persian literature, Letter writing, and Mogul Empire

1. 1v-52v ff

Author: Maẓhar مظهر

Title: Dīvān

Title: دیوان

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Glyn Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian Manuscripts, 1895-1966. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, 1968, p.92.

2. 53v-195r ff

Title: Short extracts from a number of works

Including extracts from the Akhlāq-i Nāṣirī اخلاق ناصری , the history of Mirkhvānd مرخواند , the Gulistān گلستان , a tract entitled Risālah-’i Lubāb al-Tawḥīd رسالۀ لباب التوحید

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Glyn Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian Manuscripts, 1895-1966. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, 1968, p.92.

3. 153v-182v ff

Title: Some letters of Mughal Emperors given as examples of inshā’

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Glyn Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian Manuscripts, 1895-1966. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, 1968, p.92.

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: 195 ff

Dimensions (leaf): 24.8 × 17.2 cm.

History

Origin: 18th-19th century CE

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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