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1 copy of Bāznāmah
Title: Bāznāmah
Title: بازنامه
"An anonymous treatise on falconry in verse, the date of composition of which is indicated by the chronogram (= 1050/1640-1), which is inscribed on the fly leaf (ترمتی). The poem, which is copied from a faulty archetype, is dedicated to Shah Shuja', presumably Shahjahan's son (d. 1071/1661). The author states that he wrote the work at the instance of a certain Shaikh Hasan"
Incipit: هست شفابخش مریض و سقیم بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم
Language(s): Persian
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 22 f.
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Layout
Hand(s)
Nasta'liq
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Bequest of Douglas Craven Phillott Gregorian
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