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1. Or 16045 (1)

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Or 16045 (1)
Title:
Nuskha-’i sharif va mukhtasar-i latif - نسخۀ شريف ومختصر لطيف
Scope & Content:
This volume contains a religious didactic work in Chagatai. The above title is taken from the colophon, and the correct title, if indeed there is one, has not been identified. Unusually, the anonymous author proceeds directly from the doxology to the exposition of his didactic message. The text ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chagatai and Persian
Date Range:
1174
Extent:
1 text, 114 ff

2. Or 16045 (2)

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Or 16045 (2)
Title:
Selection of ghazals and quatrains by Mir Ali Shir Nava’i
Scope & Content:
This section of a two-part miscellany contains a selection of ghazals and quatrains in Chagatai by the language''s most renowned poet, Mir Ali Shir Nava’i (844–906 AH/1441–1501 CE). The verses are written in good nasta‘liq in diagonal lines. The work can be dated to the late twelfth century AH...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chagatai
Date Range:
late 12th century
Extent:
1 text, 5 ff

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