Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

ms. 47654 (SOAS Library, School of Oriental and African Studies)

Special Collections

Contents

2 works by 2 authors on the subjects of Geography and Persian poetry

1.

A Persian work describing various lands with much admixture of fable. Dated 15 Karttika 1901 Vikrama Samvat c. 1845

Incipit: سپاس بیقیاس مرد خالقی را که طبقات اسمان و زمين را در هوا معلق داشته
Explicit: اين نسخه شجاع حيدري تصنيف محمد حيدر بتاريخ پانزدهم ماه کاتک سنه 1901

Language(s): Persian
2.

A romantic poem in masnavi form by Fani with some appended matter

Incipit: بسم الله الرحمن الحيم كه شرف بخش داد آدم را

Language(s): Persian

Physical Description

Form: codex
1-166 f. 167-237 f.
Dimensions (leaf):
Dimensions (written):

Layout

Hand(s)

Nasta'liq

History

Origin: 1845 CE

Availability

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Funding of Cataloguing

JISC

Subjects

  • Geography
  • Persian poetry--1500-1796

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