Wadh.Minasian 114 (The Ferdowsi Library, Wadham College, University of Oxford)
Oriental Manuscripts Minasian Collection
Contents
A collection of 2 books on different subjects.
Ḥadith
The book is written in four chapters, and according to the author, it is a "comprehensive account of asceticism and preaching and ... and dismay of sins" based on Shiite hadiths.
References
Sequence Number in the Persian Catalogue:
- FAW 743
Similar copies in other libraries:
- NLI, 10/44
- MAJ, 12/151
Similar manuscripts listed in other catalogues:
- ALZ, 5/33
- DEN, 8/367
Printed editions:
- Mashhad, 1393 Shamsī/2014
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Ethics
In Minasian collection, the generic title of Akhlāq [Ethics] is given to a number of brief treatises that have defective incipits and explicits, hence lacking title and author information. They all, however, have the genral topic of ethics in common.
References
Sequence Number in the Persian Catalogue:
- FAW 21
Physical Description
Collation
Layout
ff. 1b-74a
ff. 74a-148b
Hand(s)
Cursive Nastiʿaliq and Naskh, varying number of lines, varying heights and widths, regular hand, several hands. Khvānsārī, Aḥmad bin Muḥammad Ḥasan. خوانساری، احمد بن محمد حسن. Various scripts in different sizes. Anonymous
- Notes about the years 1312, 1315 and 1316 Qamarī on f. 1a on hail and snowfalls, as well as worthwhile remarks on food prices; a birth note of the year 1315 Qamarī.
Binding
Simple cardboard with leather back bone, 18*23 cm, front+back cover.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Donated to The Ferdowsi Library by Dr Caro Minasian in 1972.
Record Sources
Availability
Entry to the Library is permitted upon presentation of a valid university ID card (for admissions procedures, please visit Wadham College Library, Persian Studies Section). Please Contact persian.library@wadham.ox.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript.
Libraries:
AQR: Central Library of Astan Quds Razavi; FAW: Ferdowsi Library, Wadham College, University of Oxford (Minasian Collection); GIE: Great Islamic Encyclopedia Library, Manuscripts; GIP: Great Islamic Encyclopedia Library, Photographed and Microfilmed Manuscripts; GUL: Library of Ayatollah Gulpayigani; MAJ: Library, Museum and Documentation Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly; MAL: Malek National Museum and Library; MNL: Mar'ashi Najafi Library; NLI: National Library of Iran; SEP: Sepahsalar (Shahid Motahari) Mosque and School of Tehran; TCL: Tabriz Central Public Library; UTL: Central Library of University of Tehran;
Catalogues:
ALZ: الذریعه; ARP: فهرست کتاب‌های چاپی عربی; COM: فهرست مشترک نسخه‌های خطی فارسی; DEN: فهرستواره دست‌نوشته‌های ایران (دنا); FAM: فهرست نسخه‌های خطی فارسی; FAP: فهرست کتاب‌های چاپی فارسی; FIH: فهرستواره کتاب‌های فارسی; KAS: کشف الظنون عن اسامی الکتب و الفنون; RAY: ریحانة الادب فی تراجمِ المعروفین بالکنیة او اللّقب; TAB: طبقات اعلام الشیعه.
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