Z. 4 (Old Library, Jesus College, Cambridge)
Oriental Manuscripts
Contents
Dīvān by Badr-i Chāch, d. 1346
Title: Dīvān
Title: ديوان
First page bears the title Miʿrāj'nāmah معراج نامه
Incipit: خلايق پس وپس يويان ملايك حق كويان
Colophon: تمت تمام شد ديوان بدر شاشي بتاريخ نسخ شهر محرم الحرام سنه ١٠٤٩ في يوم خمسه وباقي يك باس روز بود كه باسمام سيد ارونست فقير حقير محمد علي صافي الفقير اقل العباد
Language(s): Persian
References
Physical Description
Form: other
Support: Oriental paper
Extent: 75 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 26,3 × 17,5 cm.
Dimensions (written): 19,5 × 10,5 cm.
Collation
iv(8), iv(16), iv(24), iv(32), iv(40), iv(48), iv(56), iv(64), iv+3(75), ii(guardleaves) 9iv (72) + 3 (75) [nine quaternion and 3 loose folios]
Catchwords in each verso in black ink Condition
Good condition; some pages restored
Layout
16/17 lines per page
Binding
Modern binding
History
Origin: 1049 AH; 1639 CE
Provenance and Acquisition
The manuscript was the property of George Lewis, d. 1729, as stated in a seal bearing his name in Arabic characters and the date 1707
Presented by George Lewis, d. 1729
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
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