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1. Delhi Persian 116

Reference (shelfmark):
Delhi Persian 116
Title:
Miscellaneous works on magic, 10 items (a-j)
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Persian
Date Range:
1780-1820
Extent:
38 ff.

2. Delhi Persian 144C

Reference (shelfmark):
Delhi Persian 144C
Title:
1 copy of Jāmiʿ-i ʿAbbāsī by Bahāʾ al-Dīn Muḥammad ʿĀmilī
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Persian
Date Range:
1775
Extent:
103 ff.

3. Delhi Persian 690A

Reference (shelfmark):
Delhi Persian 690A
Title:
1 copy of Tāʾrīkh-i ʿālam'ārā-yi ʿAbbāsī by Iskandar munshīʾ
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Persian
Date Range:
1800-1820
Extent:
453 ff.

4. Delhi Persian 822B

Reference (shelfmark):
Delhi Persian 822B
Title:
1 copy of a work by Qāz̤ī ibn Kāshif al-Dīn Muḥammad
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Persian
Date Range:
1680-1750
Extent:
35 ff. (+2)

5. IO Islamic 843, ff 2v-3v

Reference (shelfmark):
IO Islamic 843, ff 2v-3v
Title:
Preface by Sa‘dī
Scope & Content:
Decorations: Miniature: Folios 1v - 2r: Double-page court scene within a splendid illuminated border and decorated margins. On 1v is Shah 'Abbas enthroned with courtiers and musicians; on 2r are courtiers and ladies, together with Turkish, Indian and European ambassadors, all on a terrace with a...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Persian
Date Range:
1034
Extent:
1 text

6. IO Islamic 843, ff 34v-92r

Reference (shelfmark):
IO Islamic 843, ff 34v-92r
Title:
Gulistān by Sa‘dī گلستان
Scope & Content:
Decorations: Miniature: Folio 42v: The King in his ship watches his Persian slave being pulled on board. the ship is based on a European ship of the period, with three masts and cannon at the port-holes. The King bears a certain resemblance to 'Abbas I. Dimensions [written]: 23x16.5cm. Miniature...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Persian
Date Range:
1034
Extent:
1 text

7. IO Islamic 843, ff 411r-413r

Reference (shelfmark):
IO Islamic 843, ff 411r-413r
Title:
Mufradāt by Sa‘dī مفردات
Scope & Content:
Decorations: Miniature: Folios 413v - 414r: Double-page miniature of a royal hunt with a splendid illuminated border and margins. On 413v the prince, evidently intended for Shāh 'Abbās, is seated under a tree inspecting the bag. He is surrounded by attendantswith hawks and hunting cheetahs. On 4...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Persian
Date Range:
1034
Extent:
1 text

8. IO Islamic 3873

Reference (shelfmark):
IO Islamic 3873
Title:
Ta'rikh-i Sind
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Persian
Date Range:
1854-1875
Extent:
132 ff.