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Or 13061
- Record Id:
- 032-003392901
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003392901
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100054398309.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 13061
- Title:
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Gharā’ib al-ṣighār - غرائب الصغار
- Additional Titles:
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Garayıbu's-sıgar
- Scope & Content:
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The first Dīvān of Navoiy; with preface.
Folio 1r contains an elaborate medallion in blue and red inks and gold leaf that includes the text (a fihrist of the contents):
كتاب العربان
كتاب فرديات
اضاحه السعادة والسلام
رباعيات
مستزاد
ترجیعات
محمس
مسدس
لغت
معمیات
مقتعات
It then proceeds to a double-page seccade in blue, red, white, black and green inks and gold leaf with intricate and delicate floral motifs (ff 1v-2r). Each of the sections mentioned in the medallion on 1r is introduced by an unvan in the same aesthetic as the double-page seccade, while each of the subdivisions of the sections are introduced by larger script titles in a gold, red, orange or blue inks.
The last two pages of the work contain a smaller seccade encapsulating the verses of the final poem, surrounded by floral illumination in blue, black, red, white, pink and green inks and gold leaf.
Some poems feature floral illumination within the text box among the various verses.
The manuscript contains six illustrations on the following folios: 18v, 53r, 76v, 87v, 125v, 165r. In total, there are 9 unvans throughout the text.
This manuscript was likely copied around 1520 CE, based on the illustrations included in the text.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003392901
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003392901
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 text; 218 ff.
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?index=0&ref=Or_13061 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Chagatai
- Scripts:
- Arabic (nastaliq Variant)
- Start Date:
- 1520
- End Date:
- 1520
- Date Range:
- 1520
- Calendar:
- Gregorian
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials : Paper
Dimensions : 240 x 150 mm
Foliation : European, 218 ff; the manuscript has been misfoliated and skips from f 25v to f 32r.
Ruling : Text boxes in gold leaf, 163 mm x 90 mm
Script : Nastaᶜliq
Ink : Primarily in black ink, as well as red, gold, white, blue, green, pink and orange for illumination and catchwords
Binding : Original stamped boards with gold leaf decoration in the medallions and highlighting floral motifs, with flap; British Museum binding
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased by the British Museum on auction at Christie's on 5 April 1967.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)