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Anthology (Dīvān) of Persian poetry

Title	Anthology (Dīvān) of Persian poetry
Author	Bidar
Publication Date:	1435 (838-839H)
Type	Document
Language	Persian
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	392 mm x 267 mm x 52 mm (height x width x depth)
Library:	Chester Beatty
Record ID	Per 124I
Library Location	Persian collection
Date	1435 (838-839H)
Notes	Anthology (Dīvān) of Persian poetry, from Bahmanid Bidar. This large manuscript is from a two-volume compilation of Persian poetry, produced at the court of the Bahmanid sultans in India. Codex, ink, colours and gold on paper, 291 folios, modern binding, Persian poetry in nasta`liq script, 61 paintings (including two double-page spreads), four illuminated frontispiece folios, five illuminated chapter-headings, Anthology (Dīvān) of Persian poetry, combining the Khamsa by Nizami and the Masnavi by Jalal al-Din Rumi, volume one of a two-volume anthology comprising works by the poets Nizami, Jalal al-Din Rumi, Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, al-Busiri, `Attar and Sa`di, text copied by `Ali Pagir al-Ashtarjani, attributed to Bahmanid Bidar, Deccan, India, separate sections dated 20 Jumada II 838H (21 January 1435), 12 Shawwal 838H (11 May 1435), 25 Rabi` II 839H (17 November 1435).
Materyal	Paper (material), Pigment (material), Ink (material), Gold
Nesne Adı	Codex
Yazı Tipi	Nasta'liq script

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Anthology (Dīvān) of Persian poetry

Author Bidar

Publication Date 1435 (838-839H)

Type Document

Language Persian

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 392 mm x 267 mm x 52 mm (height x width x depth)

Library Chester Beatty

Record ID Per 124I

Library Location Persian collection

Date 1435 (838-839H)

Notes Anthology (Dīvān) of Persian poetry, from Bahmanid Bidar. This large manuscript is from a two-volume compilation of Persian poetry, produced at the court of the Bahmanid sultans in India. Codex, ink, colours and gold on paper, 291 folios, modern binding, Persian poetry in nasta`liq script, 61 paintings (including two double-page spreads), four illuminated frontispiece folios, five illuminated chapter-headings, Anthology (Dīvān) of Persian poetry, combining the Khamsa by Nizami and the Masnavi by Jalal al-Din Rumi, volume one of a two-volume anthology comprising works by the poets Nizami, Jalal al-Din Rumi, Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, al-Busiri, `Attar and Sa`di, text copied by `Ali Pagir al-Ashtarjani, attributed to Bahmanid Bidar, Deccan, India, separate sections dated 20 Jumada II 838H (21 January 1435), 12 Shawwal 838H (11 May 1435), 25 Rabi` II 839H (17 November 1435).

Materyal Paper (material), Pigment (material), Ink (material), Gold

Nesne Adı Codex

Yazı Tipi Nasta'liq script