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Or 15666
- Record Id:
- 032-004343466
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004343466
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100163239456.0x0000a0
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 15666
- Title:
- Manuscript containing two works
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Oriental Manuscripts
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- [{ "id" : "032-004343466", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 15666: Manuscript containing two works" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
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- 032-004343466
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-004343466
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 79 ff, plus 5 blank.
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Persian
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1750
- End Date:
- 1796
- Date Range:
- 1750-1796
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Munshī Ghulām Rasūl
Shirazi, Saadi, Persian poet, 1210-1291,
see also http://isni.org/isni/000000012031438X,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/100206721
Shirazi, Saadi, Persian poet, 1210-1291,
see also http://isni.org/isni/000000012031438X,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/100206721 - TEI:
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Oriental Manuscripts
Or 15666
Manuscript containing two works
Contents
Manuscript containing two works
1. ff 1v-31vTitle: Persian primerComposed for a European, perhaps by one Munshī Ghulām Rasūl: see note on front flyleaf. This work comprises the following sections: Introduction to the alphabet; Conjugation of the Verb Amudun, to come; Infinitives of Verbs; Familiar Dialogues; Letters; Some words and Phrases of general use.
Other contents: front endpaper, note: ‘Dear Anderson / This Book is sent you / by your old Moonshee / Golaum Russool / Yours sincerely (?) / P (?) W Spottiswoode / 6 March 1796’.
Title supplied.
Language(s): PersianFiliation:Physical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport: Thin off-white paper, probably Indian.Extent: 79 ff, plus 5 blank.Dimensions (leaf): 225 × 152 mm.Dimensions (written): 150 × 92 mm.Condition
Layout
Columns:1
Written lines: 13
Hand(s)
Excellent nasta‘līq; Arabic passages in naskhī.
Additions:Binding
Plain red morocco binding.
History
Origin: 1750-1796 1750 - 1796 CE ; IndiaProvenance and Acquisition
Anderson (note dated 6 March 1796)
2000-10-12
Purchased at Christies sale 12 October 2000, part of Lot 223.
Record Sources
Based on unpublished description in M.I. Waley, Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts acquired 2000-2014.Availability
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