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1 copy of Shāhnāmah-ʼi Firdawsī by Firdawsī

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.

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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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