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Add MS 6613, ff 1v-27v
- Record Id:
- 040-002559764
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002559763
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023432973.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 6613, ff 1v-27v
- Title:
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Makhzan al-Asrār by Niẓāmī
مخزن الاسرار
- Scope & Content:
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Decorations:
- Miniature: Folio 3v: The Prophet on Burāq guided by Jibrā'īl and escorted by angels ascending the heavens. The constellations, signs of the Zodiac and the seven heavens are all depicted.
- Miniature: Folio 12v: Anūshīrvān and the owls.
- Miniature: Folio 14v: Sulṭān Sanjar and the old woman.
- Miniature: Folio 16v: The story of the hunter, the dog and the fox.
- Miniature: Folio 19v: Jesus and the dead dog.
- Miniature: Folio 25v: The youth who divulged Jamshīd's secrets to an old woman.
- Miniature: Folio 29v: Hārūn al-Rashīd and the barber.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002559763
040-002559764 - Is part of:
- Add MS 6613 : Makhzan al-Asrār by Niẓāmīمخزن الاسرارand 5 other texts
Add MS 6613, ff 1v-27v : Makhzan al-Asrār by Niẓāmīمخزن الاسرار - Hierarchy:
- 032-002559763[0001]/040-002559764
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 6613
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 text
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_6613 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Persian
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1665
- End Date:
- 1666
- Date Range:
- Rabī' II 1076
- Calendar:
- Hijri qamari
- Era:
- AH
- Access:
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Origin: Rabī' II 1076 Hijri qamari (1665-1666)
- Finding Aids:
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For a more detailed catalogue entry see:
Rieu, Charles. Catalogue of the Persian Manuscripts in the British Museum. London: British Museum, 1879: p.572
Titley, Norah M. Miniatures from Persian Manuscripts. A Catalogue and Subject Index of Paintings Etc. London, 1977: pp.136-137
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Anūshīrvān, King of Persia
Hārūn al-Rashīd, c 0763-c 0809
Jesus Christ, c 6 BC-c 30,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000403006061,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/299030644
Muḥammad, Prophet
Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 1141 - 1202 or 1203
Sulṭān Sanjar - Subjects:
- Persian poetry