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1 copy of Shāhnāmah-ʼi Firdawsī by Firdawsī
Title: Shāhnāmah-ʼi Firdawsī
Title: شاهنامۀ فردوسی
An edition based on a number of manuscripts and Macan's printed edition of 1829. Manuscript with finely illuminated opening pages and illuminated unwan. Preceeded by an introduction, index and a vocabulary of rare words. Lacking f.1 and ff.689-690 at end
Incipit: به نام خداوند جان و خرد
Colophon: سنه 1829 عیسوی
Language(s): Persian
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 15, 18, 11, 688 f.
Dimensions (leaf):
Dimensions (written):
Layout
Hand(s)
Nasta'liq
History
Origin: 1829 CE
Provenance and Acquisition
Presented by Shereen Colvin 2014.
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
JISC
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