K. 7 (University Library, Cambridge University)
E. G. Browne Collection
Contents
Summary of Contents: مخزن الاسفار Makhzani'l-Asfár ("the Treasury of Travels"), an account of the mission of
Farrukh Khan Amini l-Mulk to Europe in A.D. 1857-8, in connection with the
negotiations which followed and concluded the Anglo-Persian War, compiled by
Mirza Husayn ibn 'Abdi'lláh of Tabriz. The book comprises two parts, (1) an
account of the journey from Tihrán (which they left on Monday the 11th of Dhu'l- Qa'da, 1273-July 3. 1857) to Paris, London and Constantinople (ff. 5-212), and
(2) an account of the government and organization of France (ff. 212-275),
especially Paris This MS., from the library of Sir A. Houtum-Schindler, was copied for Bahman
Mirza Bahá'u'd-Dawla by Aqá Bábá Sháhmírzádí, the son of Mullá Muḥammad
Mahdi, and completed on Sunday, the 18th of Rajab, 1276/Feb. 10, 1860. It is
written in a large, clear naskh with rubrications, and comprises 276 ff. of 21'4 x 14 c.
and 19 ll.
Farrukh Khan Amini l-Mulk to Europe in A.D. 1857-8, in connection with the
negotiations which followed and concluded the Anglo-Persian War, compiled by
Mirza Husayn ibn 'Abdi'lláh of Tabriz. The book comprises two parts, (1) an
account of the journey from Tihrán (which they left on Monday the 11th of Dhu'l- Qa'da, 1273-July 3. 1857) to Paris, London and Constantinople (ff. 5-212), and
(2) an account of the government and organization of France (ff. 212-275),
especially Paris This MS., from the library of Sir A. Houtum-Schindler, was copied for Bahman
Mirza Bahá'u'd-Dawla by Aqá Bábá Sháhmírzádí, the son of Mullá Muḥammad
Mahdi, and completed on Sunday, the 18th of Rajab, 1276/Feb. 10, 1860. It is
written in a large, clear naskh with rubrications, and comprises 276 ff. of 21'4 x 14 c.
and 19 ll.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: Paper
Extent: Ff. 276
Dimensions: 21.4 × 14 cm.
Layout
19 lines
Hand(s)
Written in a large, clear naskh with rubrications.
History
Origin: 1276 AH; 1860 CE
Provenance and Acquisition
This MS., from the library of Sir A. Houtum-Schindler, was copied for Bahman Mirza Bahá'u'd-Dawla by Aqá Bábá Sháhmírzádí, the son of Mullá Muḥammad Mahdi.
Bequest of E. G. Browne.
Record Sources
Summary, physical description and provenance copied from R. A. Nicholson: A descriptive catalogue of the Oriental MSS belonging to the late E.G. Browne. Cambridge, 1932.
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