Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

Or 8020 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

Oriental Manuscripts

Contents

3 works by 2 authors on the subjects of Persian poetry, Versification, and Rhetoric

1. ff 1v-18v
Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 81.
2. ff 19v-26v
Title: Qaṣīdah

With marginal notes

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 81.
3. ff 27v-32v

A similar poem to Qivāmī’s qaṣīdah 19v-26v

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 81.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 32 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 21.2 × 13.2 cm.

Binding

Contemporary binding

History

Origin: 864 AH

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
  • Versification
  • Rhetoric

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