Author
Kalīm, Abū Ṭālib, -1651?. Kalim, Abu Talib.
Author Original
كليم ابو طالب
Subject
Manuscripts, Persian > Michigan > Ann Arbor. Persian poetry > 1500-1796.
Type
belge
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
179 leaves : paper ; 263 x 165 (158 x 75, 221 x 109) mm.
Library
Columbia University Libraries
Record ID
ht006816041
Library Location
Online
Notes
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 339 Origin: Lacks dated colophon ; paper, decoration, etc. would suggest 18th or early 19th century. Flyleaves likely early 19th century. Accompanying materials: Blank scrap of paper paginated pp.287-288. Former shelfmark: "115 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" on upper board lining. Binding: Pasteboards covered in dark red leather ; Type III binding (without flap) ; board linings in yellow-tinted laid paper, flyleaves in lavender surface-dyed, gold-flecked laid paper ; upper and lower covers carry stamped (with recessed onlays, now gone to green and white) four-lobed central ornament evoking two intersecting lozenges or lozenge with two domes radiating from it (filled with vegetal composition having large floral motifs) and pendants, as well as tooled border in blind rules and a series of s-shaped stamps ; sewn in blue-green thread, two stations ; worked chevron endbands in yellow and pink, good condition ; overall in fairly good condition with some abrasion and staining, lifting of leather, minor delamination of boards, etc. ; repair to spine (rebacked) in similar red leather. Support: non-European (likely Persian or Indian) laid paper with 8 laid lines per cm. (vertical, fairly distinct) and occasional pairs of chain lines visible, sturdy, well-burnished, dark cream to beige in color ; endpapers in European laid paper ; minor staining and tide lines ; added flyleaves in European laid paper with 11 laid lines per cm. (horizontal), chain lines spaced 25-26 mm. apart (vertical), and watermarks of "ALMASSO" and scrollwork with eagle above horse "GAM" below. Decoration: Illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening on p.8, consisting of narrow rectangular piece carrying the basmalah flanked by floral accents, surmounted by a larger rectangular piece with gold cartouche carrying the title in red ink ("ديوان كليم عليه الرحمة") flanked by floral motifs mainly in white and gold with red and blue accents on fields of gold, blue and red, itself surmounted by a scalloped w-shaped piece (central dome flanked by two partially visible domes) filled with swirling floral vegetal composition in green, white, pink, yellow, orange, blue and red on fields of gold and blue, all surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) in blue and set in a well of blue and red bands with white accents ; another fine doublue-page illumination (headpiece along with cloudbands in written areas) at opening on pp.158-159 ; written area (central panel, columns within, and ruled margins) of incipit and facing page surrounded by gold frame and red rule-border with text set off by gold cloud-bands, elsewhere only gold frame appears ; keywords and section headings rubricated. Script: Nastaʻlīq ; elegant hand ; serifless, with effect of words descending to baseline, closed counters, and elongated horizontal strokes. Layout: Written in roughly 43 'lines' per page, 17 in the central written area and as many as 26 on the diagonal in the margins ; central written area mainly divided to two columns ; frame-ruled. Collation: iii, 22 IV(176), II-1 (179), iii ; almost exclusively quaternions ; middle of the quire marks in the form of ٢ at a slight angle in the outer margin of the lefthand leaf ; catchwords present ; page between sections (p.157) left blank ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes flyleaves and blank insert). Incipit: "شوق هر کس را که در راه طلب سر میدهد گر در آرد اول از پا آخرش پر میدهد .." Title from illuminated headpiece at opening on p.8. Ms. codex. Purchase ; Acquired by purchase (funds donated by Horace Rackham). 1924.
Sample Text
Elegant copy of the Dīvān of Kalīm Abū Ṭālib (d. 1651).
İçinde
Abdul Hamid Collection.
Köken
Inscription in pencil "115 T. D. M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" and possible book price on upper board lining ; several former owners' marks on 'title page' (p.7) including partially effaced ownership statement in name of one Muḥammad Muḥsin [?] (محمد محسن ) accompanied by an effaced seal impression, lengthy statement mentioning Muḥammad Ḥusnī and ʻAbd Allāh Bīg accompanied by an effaced oval seal impression, and effaced statement and circular seal impression ; fairly clean copy.
Kaynaklar
Storey, C. Persian literature ; a bio-bibliographical survey, p. 572 Ḥājjī Khalīfah. Kashf al-ẓunūn, iii, p. 304 Cat. Pers. MSS. Brit. Mus., p. 686 University of Michigan Library. Manuscripts & papyri : an exhibition arranged for the XXVII International Congress of Orientalists, Ann Arbor, Michigan, August 13-19, 1967. (Ann Arbor, MI [?], 1967), no.45, p.12
WorldCat
https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1194814138
