Or 8755 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Oriental Manuscripts
Three romances
Contents
3 works by anonymous authors
1. 2r-16v ff
Title: Qiṣṣah-’i Dīv u Shīr
Title: قصۀ دیو و شیر
A poem on the exploits of ‘Alī
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 69.
2. 17v-22v ff
Title: Qiṣṣah-’i Ismā‘īl
Title: قصۀ اسمعیل
A poem
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 69.
3. 22r-108v ff
Title: Amīr u Aḥmad u Mahsatī
Title: امیر احمد و مهستی
The story of the poetess Mahsatī and Amīr Aḥmad, the son of Khaṭīb
In prose interspersed with many verses
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 69.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 111 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 17.6 × 12 cm.
Decoration
Miniatures
History
Origin: 867 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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