Or 7483 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Oriental Manuscripts
Contents
Summary of Contents: 5 works by 4 authors on the subjects of Persian poetry, Iran History 16th-18th centuries, Riddles, and Versification
1. ff 1v-55v
Title: شرح قصیدۀ مصنوع خواجه سلمان
Copied in 966
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 80.
2. ff 56r-57v
Imperfect at the beginning
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 80.
3. ff 57v-67v
Title: رسالۀ منظومۀ شهاب فی المعمی
A tract on enigmas
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 80.
4. ff 68v-119r
Title: Ḥadā’iq al-Siḥr
Title: حدائق السحر
With marginal notes
Dated either 956 or 965
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 80.
5. ff 120v-129r
Title: An ornate qaṣīdah
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 80.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 129 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 18.6 × 13 cm.
Binding
Contemporary binding
History
Origin: 16th 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
BL
Subjects
- Persian poetry
- Iran History 16th-18th centuries
- Riddles, Persian
- Versification
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