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1 copy of Mufarriḥ al-qulūb by Tāj al-Dīn ibn Muʿīn Malikī
Title: Mufarriḥ al-qulūb
Title: مفرح القلوب
Incipit: حمدو سپاس بيقياس مر حضرت شاهي را كه از جمله بندگان خويش بشر مراتب اعلى داد
Language(s): Persian
References
Persian version of the Hitopadeśa हितोपदश , a collection of Indian fables written by
Physical Description
Form: other
Support: Oriental paper
Extent: 115 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 24,5 × 15,5 cm.
Dimensions (written): 19,5 × 10,5 cm.
Foliation: Foliation supplied by the cataloguer
Collation
iv+3(11), iv(19), iv(27), iii(33), iv(41), iv(49), iv(57), iii(63), iv(71), iv(79), iv(87), iv(95), iv(103), iii(109), iii(115)
Condition
Good condition
Layout
12 lines per page
Hand(s)
Nastaʿlīq, black ink
Decoration
Rubrications in red ink
Additions:
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F. 114v: 6 Persian verses with parallel English translation
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F. 115r: transliteration of Persian poem in Latin script
Binding
Binding in brown leather
Both covers decorated with central carved lobe
History
Origin: undated AH
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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