Z. 5 (Old Library, Jesus College, Cambridge)
Oriental Manuscripts
Contents
Dīvān by Ḥāfiẓ, 14th cent.
Physical Description
Form: other
Support: European paper with unidentified watermark
Extent: 252 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 23 × 12 cm.
Dimensions (written): 12 × 5,5 cm.
Foliation: Foliation supplied by the cataloguer
Collation
iv+1(9), iv(17), iv(25), iv(33), iv(41), iv(49), iv(57), iv(65), iv(73), iv(81), iv(89), iv(97), iv(105), iv(113), iii(119), v(129), iv(137), iii(143), vi(155), iii(161), v(171), v(181), v(191), v+2(203), iii+1(210)
Catchwords in each verso in black ink
Condition
Fair condition, but some pages are detached
Layout
12 lines per page
Hand(s)
Taʿlīq, black ink
Decoration
Binding
Brown leather binding
Both covers decorated with a carved frame and three central lobes
History
Origin: 1099 AH; 1688 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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