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Or 7573
- Record Id:
- 032-002800061
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002800061
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023514126.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 7573
- Title:
- Hāfiẓ, Dīvān
- Scope & Content:
- The Dīvān of Ḥāfiẓ containing eight miniatures and text decorated throughout with birds. Imperfect at end. Part of the manuscript, including the colophon, dated 990/1582-3 and signed by ‘Abd al-Ṣamad Shīrīn-qalam, is preserved at the Chester Beatty Library Dublin (MS Ind 15). The volume was enhanced by Jahangir c. 1611 with nine illustrations, eight of which are preserved here
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002800061", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 7573: Hāfiẓ, Dīvān" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002800061
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002800061
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 278 folios, 8 miniatures boxed separately
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_7573 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Persian
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1582
- End Date:
- 1583
- Date Range:
- 1582-1583
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Restrictions to access apply please consult British Library staff
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Material: Paper.
Dimensions [leaf]: 151 x 105 mm [71 x 41 mm written].
Script: Nastaʻliq, in two columns, nine lines to a page. Copied by ‘Abd al-Ṣamad Shīrīn-qalam
Decoration: Includes 8 miniatures mounted separately; shamsa; decorated heading; paintings of c. 1000 birds throughout the text
Binding: Modern European half-leather green binding. Previous lacquer gold decorated binding and cloth envelope cover preserved separately
- Custodial History:
- Belonged to the Imperial Mughal Library in Akbar’s reign and subsequently to Jahangir’s wife Nur Jahan (seals of Akbar and Nur Jahan preserved in the Chester Beatty portion)
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased by the British Museum from Mr. Imre Schwaiger, April 8, 1911
- Finding Aids:
-
G. M. Meredith-Owens. Handlist of Persian Manuscripts [Acquired by the British Museum] 1895-1966. London, 1968, p. 53
Norah M. Titley, Miniatures from Persian Manuscripts) a Catalogue and Subject Index of Paintings from Persia, India and Turkey in the British Library and the British Museum. London, 1977, no. 167, p. 60
Jeremiah P. Losty, The Art of the Book in India. London,1982, no. 76, pp. 95-6
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)