Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

Or 8116 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

Oriental Manuscripts

Musical treatises

Contents

2 works by anonymous authors on the subject of Music theory

1. ff 1r-16r
Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 32-33.
2. ff 17v-57v

A versified exposition of the rāgas and rāginīs

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 32-33.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 57 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 34.1 × 26.2 cm.

Decoration

Miniatures

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.

Availability

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Funding of Cataloguing

BL

Subjects

  • Music theory--India--Early works to 1800

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