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IO Islamic 843

Record Id:

032-002559809

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002559809

MDARK:

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LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

IO Islamic 843

Title:

Preface by Sa‘dī

and 15 other texts

Scope & Content:

Kullīyāt of Sa‘dī کلّیات سعدی

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 garden behind red railings. Some of the faces slightly blackened. Each half Dimensions [written]: 18.5x11cm.

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

India Office Library

Hierarchy Tree:

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

414 folios

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Languages:

Persian

Scripts:

Arabic

Start Date:

1624

End Date:

1625

Date Range:

1034

Calendar:

Hijri qamari

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Dimensions [leaf]: 13x7.75in

Marginal: Margins and text are gorgeously illuminated on folio 2v, folio 3r, folio 34v, folio 35r, folio 92v, folio 93r folio 175v folio 176r folio 183v folio 184v folio 223v folio 224r folio 372v folio 373r folio 405v folio 406r

Unwan: Minor embellishments and headings throughout the text

Miniature: 18 miniature paintings conforming to the court style of the time

Script: Nasta‘līqScribe is recorded asMaḥmūd al-Kātib Shīrāzī عبد المنعم العلوىمحمود الکاتب شیرازی

Condition: The manuscript has been gauzed throughout

Format: Codex.

Material: Chart.

Administrative Context:

Origin: Iran, 1034 Hijri qamari (1624-1625)

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Subjects:

Persian poetry