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IO Islamic 4617

Record Id:
032-004342055
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-004342055
MDARK:
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Format:
TEI
Reference (shelfmark):
IO Islamic 4617
Title:
1 copy of Mīr shikār nāmah by Unknown
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
India Office Library
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032-004342055
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not applicable
Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
87 ff
Digitised Content:
Languages:
Persian
Scripts:
Arabic
Start Date:
1600
End Date:
1699
Date Range:
1600-1699
Era:
CE
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Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Anonymous
Subjects:
Falconry Early works to 1800
TEI:

India Office Library

IO Islamic 4617

Contents

1 copy of Mīr shikār nāmah by Unknown

Author: Unknown
Title: Mīr shikār nāmah
Title: میر شکار نامه

An incomplete copy, lacking probably one folio at the beginning and several folios at the end, of a comprehensive treatise in twelve chapters on falconry

The name of the author is unfortunately lost

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Arberry 1939, page 385.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Extent: 87 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 8.4
Dimensions (written): 6.4 × 3.2 in.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 15

Hand(s)

Indian nastaʻlīq

Decoration

Rubrications

Ruled margins

Additions:

Damaged by damp, margins repaired

Binding

Indian red leather binding

History

Origin: 17th century CE

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on A. J. Arberry: Hand-List of Islamic Manuscripts acquired by the India Office Library, 1936–8. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (New Series) (1939), 71: pp 353-396

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