Wadh.Minasian 457 (The Ferdowsi Library, Wadham College, University of Oxford)

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Oriental Manuscripts Minasian Collection

Collection 63

A collection of two books on different subjects.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 41 ff.

Binding

Light brown leather, 9 × 14 cm, front + back cover, leather + pasteboard.

Ruled, tooled edge.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Donated to The Ferdowsi Library by Dr Caro Minasian in 1972.

1) Persian Catalogue Sequence Number 39

Contents

Summary of Contents: In Minasian collection, there are 19 manuscripts under the generic title of Adʿīyah [Prayers]. The reason is that their individual titles have remained unknown for different reasons, including defective incipits and explicits.
ff. 1b-33b
Language(s): Persian and Arabic

Prayers

Author: Anonymous
Title: [Adʿīyah]
Title: [ادعیه]
Incipit: قبل از شروع بدعای سمات بگویند سبحانک لا اله الا انت…
Explicit: و صلی الله علی محمد و آله اجمعین.||
Colophon: None.

References

Sequence Number in the Persian Catalogue:

  • FAW 39

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: Western paper (plain), buff (plain, dark), varying thickness (regular, thin), one size, glossy.
Dimensions (leaf): 13 × 8.5 cm.
Dimensions (written): 9 × 5 cm.

Collation

ff. 1b-33b

Layout

8 lines per page

Hand(s)

Graceful Naskh, one hand, fairly large hand. Anonymous

Decoration

Rubricated titles.

History

Origin: Unknown place of origin; 13th century AH; 19th century CE

2) Persian Catalogue Sequence Number 664

Contents

Summary of Contents: This is a work on divinatory methods for Quran, along with some circles and tables describing how to achieve your needs from different Surahs.
ff. 35a-41a
Language(s): Persian

Divination

Author: Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq, 702?-765 or 766‏ Imām Jaʿfar Ṣādiq جعفر الصادق منسوب به امام جعفر صادق
Title: Fālnāmah-'i Imām Jaʿfar Ṣādiq
Title: فالنامهٔ امام جعفر صادق
Incipit: چنین گوید ترجمهٔ این رساله علی ابن محمد عفی الله که حضرت امام رضا بجهت مامون بعربی تضمین فرمود بود آنچنان…
Explicit: … در بنا کردن عمارت صبر کن / ار سلطان عرب باشی انشاءالله
Colophon: None.

References

Sequence Number in the Persian Catalogue:

  • FAW 664

Similar Copies in Other Libraries:

  • MAJ 34/191

Similar Copies listed in Other Catalogues:

  • DEN 7/849

Printed editions:

  • Mashhad, 1368 Shamsī

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Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: Western paper (plain), natural buff, varying thickness (regular, thin), one size, glossy.
Dimensions (leaf): 13 × 8.5 cm.
Dimensions (written): 10 × 6.5 cm.

Collation

ff. 55b-58b

Layout

13 lines per page

Hand(s)

Shikastah Nastaʿlīq, one hand, regular hand. Anonymous

Decoration

Rubricated titles.

History

Origin: Unknown place of origin; 13th century AH; 19th century CE

Additional Information

Record Sources

This record was created by Dr Mohammad Emami based on the information published in the Persian catalogue by Dr Ali Mir-Ansari (Catalogue of the Persian and Arabic Manuscripts in the Ferdowsi Library, Wadham College, University of Oxford (Minasian Collection), Tehran: Miras-e Maktoob, 2016).

Availability

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Funding of Cataloguing

Wadham College (University of Oxford)

Key to Abbreviations

  • DEN: (فهرستواره دست‌نوشته‌های ایران - دنا)
  • FAW: (Ferdowsi Library, Wadham College, University of Oxford - Minasian Collection)
  • MAJ: (Library, Museum and Documentation Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly)

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