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Delhi Persian 1104E
- Record Id:
- 032-004341523
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004341523
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100163233796.0x000033
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Delhi Persian 1104E
- Title:
- Rumi’s Masnavi, books I, V-VI; splendid copy
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Library
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-004341523", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Delhi Persian 1104E: Rumi’s Masnavi, books I, V-VI; splendid copy" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004341523
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-004341523
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 154 ff.
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Arabic
Persian - Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1599
- End Date:
- 1599
- Date Range:
- 1599
- Calendar:
- Hijri-qamari
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana, 1207-1273,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121449235,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/98930150
Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana, 1207-1273,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121449235,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/98930150 - TEI:
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India Office Library
Delhi Persian 1104E
Rumi’s Masnavi, books I, V-VI; splendid copy
Contents
1 copy of Mas̲navī-'i maʿnavī by Rūmī
Title: Mas̲navī-'i maʿnavīTitle: مثنوى معنوىLanguage(s): Persian and ArabicIncomplete volume of a once splendidly transcribed copy of daftars I, V-VI of the Mas̲navī-'i maʿnavī by Rūmī Mawlānā Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Bahāʾ al-Dīn Valad Balkhī (d. 670/1271).
It is clear from discrepancies in the original Persian foliation that substantial portions of this volume were missing before the addition of stamped foliation in the IOL.
Dated colophon (f. 154v): completed Friday, 22 Z̲ī al-Ḥijjah 1007/16 July 1599.
Illuminated frontispieces at the beginning of each daftar (ff. 1v-2r, 24v, 87v), neat gold, black, and blue rulings throughout.
Excellent calligraphic nastaʿlīq-i khafī throughout.
Annotations and corrections in margins and interlinear spaces throughout.
Stamped and Persian foliation.
Lacking original binding. Detached and damaged leather binding (blind tooled medallions with painted rulings on dark brown leather; reddish brown leather doublures); delaminated; wormholes.
Folios unbound; cropped, wormholes, creased, water and fungal stains, later repairs.
Substantial areas of text lost in parts.
Ownership marks and possible seal impressions erased at beginning.
Condition extremely fragile.
Physical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperExtent: 154 ff.Dimensions (leaf): 265 × 165 mm.Dimensions (written):Hand(s)
History
Origin: 1599-07-16 22 Z̲ī al-Ḥijjah 1007 AH; 16 July 1599 CE ; India or IranAvailability
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