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Ḥadīqat al-irshād, [early 19th century]. Hadiqah Al-Arshad, [beginning of the 19th century].
( حدیقة الارشاد آغاز قرن م)

Title	Ḥadīqat al-irshād, [early 19th century]. Hadiqah Al-Arshad, [beginning of the 19th century].
Title Original	حدیقة الارشاد آغاز قرن م
Author	Akhtar, Muḥammad Ṣādiq. Akhtar, Mohammad Sadegh.
Author Original	اختر، محمد صادق
Publication Date:	1811
Subject	Manuscripts, Persian > Michigan > Ann Arbor. Persian language > Composition and exercises. Persian language > Style.
Type	Document
Language	Persian
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	148 leaves : paper ; 220 x 115 (185 x 70) mm. bound to 225 x 125 mm.
Library:	Columbia University Libraries
Record ID	ht006837661
Library Location	Online
Date	1811
Notes	Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 890 Origin: Lacks dated scribal colophon ; date of composition and dedication (executed for Nasir al-Dawlah Faris al-Mulk Navvāb Muḥammad ʻAlīʹkhān Bahādur Sipahdār Jang ) appear in authorial colophon on p.300, Rabbi II 1226 [1811] ; date in octagonal seal impression provides only a very approximate terminus ante quem of 1864 ; paper, etc. suggest 19th century. Accompanying materials: a. Slip with note "Counted for 1968/69 Annual Report" -- b. Slip with note "Persian MSS (Heyworth-Dunne?) with Husselman and Meredith-Owen notes" -- c. Scrap with description in black ink "Muḥammad Ṣādiḳ Khan called Akhhan ? \| Hadīḳat al Irshād. A treatise on the art of composition. AH. 1226 = A.D. 1811" -- d. Slip with description (in hand of E. Husselman ?) "Muḥammad Ṣādiḳ Khan, called Akhbar \| Hadiḳat al-Irshād \| n.f. in BMCat. Pers. bks or MSS \| Not in U. of M. MSS. \| 148 ff. \| 295 pp." -- e. Slip with description in hand of G. Meredith-Owens "MO 20 Ḥadīqat al-irshād by Muhammad Ṣādiq Khan called Akhbār (?). A treatise on the art of composition" -- f. Slip or tag with "#3" in red pencil -- g. Page taken from Luzac & Co. catalog, 1908, 'Books on Modern Persian Literature,' with description of this manuscript "237 MOHAMMAD SĀDIK KHAN, called AKHBAR. Hadikat al Irshād. A treatise on the Art of Composition. Persian MS. Roy. 8vo. 8p. 6d. Dated 1811" Former shelfmark: Mich. Isl. Ms. temp. no. 39 Binding: Boards covered in orange-red cloth with dark brown leather over spine and board corners (half binding) ; Western style binding ; pastedowns and flyleaves in untinted wove paper ; leather blind-tooled with toothed border ; spine gold-stamped with title "HADIQAT \| UL \| IRSHAD" and rules defining raised bands ; edges of text block flecked with red ; sewn over five recessed cords ; stuck-on endbands in red and yellow ; overall in fair condition with some abrasion and deterioration of spine leather, etc. Support: non-European (likely Indian or Persian) laid paper with roughly 11 laid lines per cm. (mainly horizontal, somewhat indistinct, curving) and occasional chain lines, cloudy formation, inclusions and fibers visible, thin and transluscent though sturdy, dark cream in color, burnished ; some pest damage and repairs (fills) ; blocking between pp. 244-245. Decoration: Rubricated keywords and headings ; textual dividers in the form of inverted commas ; outlining in red ; overlining with two-toothed stroke in red ; a table (جدول) on p.283 and a few other diagrams. Script: Nastaʻlīq ; elegant, spacious, Indian [?] hand ; serifless with dramatic effect of words descending to baseline, elongation of horizontal strokes, pointing (two and three dots) mainly in strokes rather than distinct dots, some free assimilation of letters. Layout: Written in 15 lines per page, occasionally divided into two columns ; frame-ruled. Collation: iv, 12 IV(96), III(102), 5 IV(142), III(148), i ; almost exclusively quaternions except for two ternions ; middle of the quire marks in the form of short black strokes in the upper outer corner of the right-hand leaf and in the lower outer corner of the left-hand leaf ; several leaves at opening left blank ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes flyleaves and mistakenly repeats p.242 two additional times). Colophon: "Authorial," rectangular, reads "Praise be to Allah and thank you for your talents and talents ... in the month of Rabi' al-Thani Sanaa 1226 thousand two hundred and twenty-six AH with the guidance of your dignity ... Nasir al-Dawlah Fars al-Malik Nawab Mohammad Ali Khan Bahader Sepadar Jang ... is over" Explicit: "All of us needed good help and others were in need" Incipit: Ms. codex. Gift ; Acquired from Frank E. Nuttall (1875-1943).
Sample Text	Fine copy of a treatise on the art of composition by Muḥammad Ṣādiq Khān, known as Akhtar (d.1858?).
Ayrıca Şu Başlıklar Altında	Nuttall, Frank E., 1875-1943, former owner. O'Kinealy, J. (James), former owner. Mumtāz Ḥusayn Khān, fl. 1863, former owner. ممتاز حسين خان, مالك سابق.
İçinde	F. E. Nuttall Collection.
Köken	Possible former inventory marks in pencil "MS \| 1906" and "8 / 6" on verso of front flyleaf (p.2) ; listing of imāms on p.3 ; title and former inventory number in pencil on 'title page' (p.9) "No. 122 Hadiqat ul Irshad MSS." ; octagonal seal impression in name of Mumtāz Ḥusayn Khān, apparently dated 1280 [1863 or 4] on incipit page (p.10) ; on back flyleaf (p.304), stamp in name of James O'Kinealy (1837-1903), reads "J. O'KINEALY." in purple ink, repeated on lower pastedown ; occasional marginal corrections.
WorldCat	https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1354989160

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Ḥadīqat al-irshād, [early 19th century]. Hadiqah Al-Arshad, [beginning of the 19th century].

( حدیقة الارشاد آغاز قرن م)

Author Akhtar, Muḥammad Ṣādiq. Akhtar, Mohammad Sadegh.

Author Original اختر، محمد صادق

Publication Date 1811

Subject Manuscripts, Persian > Michigan > Ann Arbor. Persian language > Composition and exercises. Persian language > Style.

Type Document

Language Persian

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 148 leaves : paper ; 220 x 115 (185 x 70) mm. bound to 225 x 125 mm.

Library Columbia University Libraries

Record ID ht006837661

Library Location Online

Date 1811

Notes Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 890 Origin: Lacks dated scribal colophon ; date of composition and dedication (executed for Nasir al-Dawlah Faris al-Mulk Navvāb Muḥammad ʻAlīʹkhān Bahādur Sipahdār Jang ) appear in authorial colophon on p.300, Rabbi II 1226 [1811] ; date in octagonal seal impression provides only a very approximate terminus ante quem of 1864 ; paper, etc. suggest 19th century. Accompanying materials: a. Slip with note "Counted for 1968/69 Annual Report" -- b. Slip with note "Persian MSS (Heyworth-Dunne?) with Husselman and Meredith-Owen notes" -- c. Scrap with description in black ink "Muḥammad Ṣādiḳ Khan called Akhhan ? | Hadīḳat al Irshād. A treatise on the art of composition. AH. 1226 = A.D. 1811" -- d. Slip with description (in hand of E. Husselman ?) "Muḥammad Ṣādiḳ Khan, called Akhbar | Hadiḳat al-Irshād | n.f. in BMCat. Pers. bks or MSS | Not in U. of M. MSS. | 148 ff. | 295 pp." -- e. Slip with description in hand of G. Meredith-Owens "MO 20 Ḥadīqat al-irshād by Muhammad Ṣādiq Khan called Akhbār (?). A treatise on the art of composition" -- f. Slip or tag with "#3" in red pencil -- g. Page taken from Luzac & Co. catalog, 1908, 'Books on Modern Persian Literature,' with description of this manuscript "237 MOHAMMAD SĀDIK KHAN, called AKHBAR. Hadikat al Irshād. A treatise on the Art of Composition. Persian MS. Roy. 8vo. 8p. 6d. Dated 1811" Former shelfmark: Mich. Isl. Ms. temp. no. 39 Binding: Boards covered in orange-red cloth with dark brown leather over spine and board corners (half binding) ; Western style binding ; pastedowns and flyleaves in untinted wove paper ; leather blind-tooled with toothed border ; spine gold-stamped with title "HADIQAT | UL | IRSHAD" and rules defining raised bands ; edges of text block flecked with red ; sewn over five recessed cords ; stuck-on endbands in red and yellow ; overall in fair condition with some abrasion and deterioration of spine leather, etc. Support: non-European (likely Indian or Persian) laid paper with roughly 11 laid lines per cm. (mainly horizontal, somewhat indistinct, curving) and occasional chain lines, cloudy formation, inclusions and fibers visible, thin and transluscent though sturdy, dark cream in color, burnished ; some pest damage and repairs (fills) ; blocking between pp. 244-245. Decoration: Rubricated keywords and headings ; textual dividers in the form of inverted commas ; outlining in red ; overlining with two-toothed stroke in red ; a table (جدول) on p.283 and a few other diagrams. Script: Nastaʻlīq ; elegant, spacious, Indian [?] hand ; serifless with dramatic effect of words descending to baseline, elongation of horizontal strokes, pointing (two and three dots) mainly in strokes rather than distinct dots, some free assimilation of letters. Layout: Written in 15 lines per page, occasionally divided into two columns ; frame-ruled. Collation: iv, 12 IV(96), III(102), 5 IV(142), III(148), i ; almost exclusively quaternions except for two ternions ; middle of the quire marks in the form of short black strokes in the upper outer corner of the right-hand leaf and in the lower outer corner of the left-hand leaf ; several leaves at opening left blank ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes flyleaves and mistakenly repeats p.242 two additional times). Colophon: "Authorial," rectangular, reads "Praise be to Allah and thank you for your talents and talents ... in the month of Rabi' al-Thani Sanaa 1226 thousand two hundred and twenty-six AH with the guidance of your dignity ... Nasir al-Dawlah Fars al-Malik Nawab Mohammad Ali Khan Bahader Sepadar Jang ... is over" Explicit: "All of us needed good help and others were in need" Incipit: Ms. codex. Gift ; Acquired from Frank E. Nuttall (1875-1943).

Sample Text Fine copy of a treatise on the art of composition by Muḥammad Ṣādiq Khān, known as Akhtar (d.1858?).

Ayrıca Şu Başlıklar Altında Nuttall, Frank E., 1875-1943, former owner. O'Kinealy, J. (James), former owner. Mumtāz Ḥusayn Khān, fl. 1863, former owner. ممتاز حسين خان, مالك سابق.

İçinde F. E. Nuttall Collection.

Köken Possible former inventory marks in pencil "MS | 1906" and "8 / 6" on verso of front flyleaf (p.2) ; listing of imāms on p.3 ; title and former inventory number in pencil on 'title page' (p.9) "No. 122 Hadiqat ul Irshad MSS." ; octagonal seal impression in name of Mumtāz Ḥusayn Khān, apparently dated 1280 [1863 or 4] on incipit page (p.10) ; on back flyleaf (p.304), stamp in name of James O'Kinealy (1837-1903), reads "J. O'KINEALY." in purple ink, repeated on lower pastedown ; occasional marginal corrections.

WorldCat https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1354989160