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RSPA 29
- Record Id:
- 032-004380756
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004380756
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100169708454.0x000059
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- RSPA 29
- Title:
- 1 copy of Dīvān-i Anvarī by Awḥad al-Dīn Anvarī
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Library
Jones Collection
Royal Society Arabic and Persian - Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-004380756", "parent" : "#", "text" : "RSPA 29: 1 copy of Dīvān-i Anvarī by Awḥad al-Dīn Anvarī" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004380756
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-004380756
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- ff.ii+357+iv
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Persian
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1500
- End Date:
- 1599
- Date Range:
- 1500-1599
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Anvarī, Awḥad al-Dīn, d 1190?,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000082521619,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/65380930
Anvarī, Awḥad al-Dīn, d. 1189 or 90
Fāṣil - Subjects:
- Persian poetry--747-1500
- TEI:
-
India Office Library
Jones Collection
Royal Society Arabic and Persian
RSPA 29
Contents
1 copy of Dīvān-i Anvarī by Awḥad al-Dīn Anvarī
Language(s): Persian
ff. 1v-357rTitle: Dīvān-i AnvarīTitle: دیوان انوریIncipit: بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. ملک مصونست وحصن ملک حصین است *** منت وافر خدابرا که چنین استExplicit: یک قطره از آن بر رخ زیبات رسید *** وین خال بدان خوشه گست پدیدColophon: تمت الکتاب بعون الله الملک الوهاب کتبه فاصلThe scribe signs his name as Fāṣil.
The Dīvān begins with the long qaṣīdahs on f1v, followed by shorter qaṣīdahs on f135r. The muqaṭṭaʿāt begin on f170v; the gahzals on f250v; there are more muqaṭṭaʿāt beginning on f315v; satirical poems are on f326r and the rubāʿiyyat begin on f331r. The satirical poems are introduced by a prose biographical anecdote about the poet's financial circumstances and his poetic career.
The manuscript was previously owned by Thomas Ford, who dated his acquisition of it to 6th November 1779 on f1v. Ford was the Persian interpreter to Colonel Grainger Muir of the East India Company. On f1r, Jones notes "Bought at Calcutta 4 November 1783 for 35 Rs".
On f1v there is a large ornamental headpiece in blue and gold with a floral design and what appears to be four swans drawn around the corners. Jones has signed his name inside the headpiece.
Physical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport: Thick cream woven paper.Extent: ff.ii+357+ivDimensions (leaf): 255 × 160 mm.Dimensions (written): 190 × 100 mm.Foliation:European numerals in pencil.
Condition
Good condition. Supports and guards. Very large ink spill on f343v.
Layout
Columns:2
Written lines: 17
Hand(s)
Neat nastaʿlīq.
Decoration
Gilded ruled margins.
Additions:There are very few annotations. Someone has highlighted one poem with a star and curly bracket on f294r.
Seal(s):Binding
Standard India Office half-leather binding with wine coloured marbled endpapers.
Seal bearing the legend "Mīr Abū ʿAlī Khān Bahādur 1172"Condition
Legible but partially faded, including the date which is difficult to read. Seal date could also be 1173. This date range is equivalent to 1758-60AD. There is a small seal above this, but this has faded almost entirely.
Accompanying Material
History
Origin: 1500-1599 16th century CE ; IndiaProvenance and Acquisition
RSPA 1-118 were presented to the Royal Society in January 1792 by Sir William and Lady Jones. This manuscript was presented by William Jones.
The Royal Society's collection of 280 Persian and Arabic, and 86 Sanskrit manuscripts were transferred to the India Office Library in 1876.
1876
India Office Library
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on E. Denison Ross and E. G. Browne, Catalogue of two collections of Persian and Arabic manuscripts preserved in the India Office Library (London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1902), p. 24-5 no. XXIXAvailability
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