Saʻdī’s Būstān illustrated with ten miniatures, Mughal period. Bound in painted and glazed covers depicting flowers and birds (outside) and animals and mythical beasts (inside). Dated at Agra, 26 Rabīʻ I 1039 (13 November 1629). Copied in large elegant nastaʻliq by the well-known physician and po...
Zarātusht nāmah by کی کاوس ابن كی خسرو ابن دارا زراتشت نامه
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A life of Zoroaster in Persian verse, written in Iran in the 13th century. For another version see Reg.16.B.8 This copy is dated Sūrat, Ardībihisht in the year 1046 of Yazdigird, which is AD 1677
ORIGINAL official and state correspondence, historical, political, and other papers, relating to Spain and her dependencies, from the archives of the family of Altamira; chiefly of the xvith and xviith centuries, and in the Spanish language. One hundred and seventy volumes. They are fully described in the Catalogue of Spanish MSS.
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Kingdom of Spain: State correspondence and historical and political papers, from the Altamira family archives: 16th-17th centt.: Span. Altamira family: Official and state correspondence from their archives: 16th and 17th centt.: Span.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Persian, Portuguese, and Spanish
LETTERS and papers relating to the East Indies, and other Portuguese Colonies; 1599-1640. Portug. and Span. Among them are:- 1. Letters of Dom Francisco da Gama [Count of Vidigueyra], Almirante [do mar Indico], to the King Philip II., [III., of Spain]; Goa, 18 Dec. 1599. Portug. Signed. ff. 1-...
GENERAL and Official Correspondence of Thomas Pelham, Baron Pelham, and 2nd Earl of Chichester; 1776-1826. He was M.P. for Sussex, 1780, 1784, 1790, 1796-1801; Surveyor- General of the Ordnance, 1782; Chief Secretary to the Lord- Lieutenant of Ireland, 1783-1784, 1795-1798; Baron Pelham of Stanmer, 1801; Home Secretary, 1801-1803; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1803; Earl of Chichester, 1805; Postmaster- General, 1807-1826. He was also Colonel of the Sussex Militia; and sat in the Iri...
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Thomas Pelham, Baron Pelham; 2nd Earl of Chichester: General and official correspondence: 1776-1826. Ireland: Correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Chichester relating to: 1770-1812. George III of England: Correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Chichester, Irish Secretary, Home Se...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, Persian, and Spanish