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RSPA 78
- Record Id:
- 032-004380799
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004380799
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100169708454.0x000084
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- RSPA 78
- Title:
- 1 copy of Tuḥfat al-Hind by Mīrzā Muḥammad ibn Fakhr al-Dīn
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Library
Jones Collection
Royal Society Arabic and Persian - Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-004380799", "parent" : "#", "text" : "RSPA 78: 1 copy of Tuḥfat al-Hind by Mīrzā Muḥammad ibn Fakhr al-Dīn" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004380799
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-004380799
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- ff.vi+432+iv
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Persian
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1768
- End Date:
- 1769
- Date Range:
- 1768-1769
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Mīrzā Muḥammad ibn Fakhr al-Dīn
- Subjects:
- Persian literature--India--History and criticism
- TEI:
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India Office Library
Jones Collection
Royal Society Arabic and Persian
RSPA 78
Contents
1 copy of Tuḥfat al-Hind by Mīrzā Muḥammad ibn Fakhr al-Dīn
Language(s): Persian
ff. 1v-431vTitle: Tuḥfat al-HindTitle: تحفة الهندIncipit: بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله رب العالمین والصلوة علی رسوله محمدExplicit: زن مصاحبه وصدیقه وسندار را گویندColophon: تمThis manuscript is considerably enriched by the marginal notes on almost every page. On 8 sides before the textblock and 4 sides after, Jones has written further extensive notes on Sanskrit grammar, tobacco and other subjects.
There is a seal from an ʿAlī Ibrāhīm Khān dated 1183AH and an ownership note above it which references the manuscript being owned by ʿAlī Ibrāhīm Khalīl in 1199AH (translated in the note to 1784AD). Khalīl was the takhalluṣ of ʿAlī Ibrāhīm Khān, who gave Jones the book. This is the author of MS RSPA 80.
Physical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport: Thin woven paper.Extent: ff.vi+432+ivDimensions (leaf): 250 × 180 mm.Dimensions (written): 180 × 100 mm.Foliation:European numerals in pencil.
Condition
Fine condition. Some minor worm damage. Supports and guards.
Layout
Columns:1
Written lines: 15
Hand(s)
Fine black ink nastaʿlīq with rubrications.
Decoration
Additions:Extensive marginal comments by Jones on almost every page. Often translations of and commentaries on the text.
Binding
Standard India Office half leather binding with wine coloured marbled endpapers.
Accompanying Material
History
Origin: 1768-1769 1768 - 1769 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 Sir 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.59 no.LXXVIIIAvailability
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