Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

Or 9317 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

Oriental Manuscripts

Contents

1 copy of Mu’nisnāmah by Abū Bakr ibn Khusraw al-Ustād

A collection of stories with some Ḥadīth, aphorisms, and brief biographies of learned men compiled by Abū Bakr ibn Khusraw al-Ustād who wrote the Nuzhat al-majālis نزهة المجالس and five other works 2v-3r

This collection is dedicated to Atabeg Abū Bakr ibn Īldigiz of Āẕarbayjān who ruled Hijri-qamari 587-607

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 46.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 365 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 25.3 × 15.1 cm.

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.

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