Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

ms. 44762 (SOAS Library, School of Oriental and African Studies)

Special Collections

Contents

Summary of Contents: 3 works by 3 authors on the subjects of Persian letters, Letter writing, and Persian poetry
1.

A collection of Persian letters

Incipit: ستایش گوناگون سزاوار جناب کبریای حضرت صانعی که رشحه اقلام ندرت قدرش صحایف لطایف کاینات
Colophon: بتاریخ بیست و نهم ماه رجب المرحب سنه 29 تمام رسید...این کتاب رقعات مجید متکلمان بلاغت...بیاز محمد سنه سنبت 1884 تمام شد

Language(s): Persian
2.

Persian poetry. Dated 1880 sanbat

Incipit: نفس آشفته می دارد چو گل جمعیت ما را پربشان می نویسد کلک موج احوال دریا را
Colophon: سنه 1880

Language(s): Persian
3.

Persian letters of the Emperor Aurangzeb. Opening page has parts of the text missing

Incipit: بعد حمد رب العالمین و نعمت خاتم المرسلین
Colophon: این کتاب رقعات عالمگیری

Language(s): Persian

Physical Description

Form: codex
1-40 f. 41-202 f. 203-276 f.
Dimensions (leaf):
Dimensions (written):

Layout

Hand(s)

Nasta'liq

History

Origin: 1229 AH; 1814 CE 1823 CE

Availability

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Funding of Cataloguing

JISC

Subjects

  • Persian letters
  • Letter writing, Persian
  • Persian poetry--1500-1796

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