Z. 6 (Old Library, Jesus College, Cambridge)
Oriental Manuscripts
Contents
Dīvān by Khāqānī, Afz̤al al-Dīn Shirvānī, ca. 1126-1198 or 9
Physical Description
Collation
Due to the tight binding it is not possible to describe the collation of the quires
Catchwords in each verso
Condition
Good condition
Layout
19 lines per page
Hand(s)
Nastaʿlīq, black ink
Decoration
Rubrications in red ink
Border of the writting surface in red and black ink
- f. 450v statement of ownership
E. T. Hihgame, Lt. 2 Bat. 19th Reg.
Captain Edward Thurlow Hihgame gave this to his cousin Edw. Hihgame, fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge, who presented it to the Coll. Library
- Letter attached to guard page
Dear Sir, The book is a collection of poems in Persian by a person of the name of Khakanee, a celebrated though rather obscure poet, for whose age and country I refer you to the Bibliothèque Orientale de W. d'Herbelôt. The M.S. is elegant and apparently correct, but there is no notice of the time and place where it was made. It is no long since I have been in the habit of seeing these things that I cannot give a -- opinion, but it appears to me to have been written in Hindostan about 80 years ago; it may be much older. Yours Truly, Henry Keene
Binding
Brown leather binding with flap
Both boards decorated with gilded frame and three central lobes; flap decorated with gold
History
Provenance and Acquisition
The manuscript belonged to Captain Edward Thurlow Hihgame, who gave it to his cousin Edward Hihgame
Presented by Edward Hihgame, fellow of Jesus College
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
Jesus College
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