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1 copy of Gulistān by Saʿdī
Title: Gulistān
Title: Gulistān-i Saʿdī
Title: گلستان
Title: گلستان سعدی
Language(s): Persian
References
Physical Description
Form: other
Support: Oriental paper
Extent: 186 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 18,4 × 11,8 cm.
Dimensions (written): 12
Foliation: Foliation supplied by the cataloguer
Collation
iv(8), iv(16), iv(24), iv(32), iv(40), iv(48), iv(56), iv(64), iv(72), iv(80), iv(88), iv(96), iv(104), iv(112), iv(120), iv(128), iv(136), iv(144), iv(152), iv(160), iv(168), iv(176), iv(184), ii(186), ii(188)
Catchwords in each verso in black ink
Condition
Good condition
Layout
11 lines per page
Hand(s)
Taʿlīq, black ink
Decoration
Rubrications in red ink
Additions:
- inscription
In f. 1: "The Rose Garden" The Gulistán () of Shaikh Sâdi Al-Shirázì. Persian Poems presented by Mr Lewis
Binding
Binding in cardboard and leather with carved decoration
History
Origin: 1096 AH; 1685 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
Jesus College
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