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Anthology (Dīvān) of Persian poetry

Title	Anthology (Dīvān) of Persian poetry
Author	Iran
Publication Date:	1566 (973H)
Type	Document
Language	Persian
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	186 mm x 129 mm x 22 mm (height x width x depth)
Library:	Chester Beatty
Record ID	Per 234
Library Location	Persian collection
Date	1566 (973H)
Notes	Anthology (Dīvān) of Persian poetry. Codex, ink, colours and gold on paper, 53 folios, gilded leather binding, Persian verses in nasta`liq script, double page borders of two ducks and ten simurghs amid curling clouds (fols. 3v-4r) and illuminated cornerpieces (lachak) throughout, border designs of gold-outlined floral and foliate scrollwork or animals in landscape throughout, anthology (Dīvān) of different Persian poets including Sa`di, copied by Muhammad ibn `Ala' al-Din Raza'i, Iran, dated Jumada II 973H, January 1566. Folio 1r has a later owner's seal and signature, Sayyid `Ali Fu'ad, who owned the manuscript in 1278H (1861-62).
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 Iran

Publication Date 1566 (973H)

Type Document

Language Persian

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 186 mm x 129 mm x 22 mm (height x width x depth)

Library Chester Beatty

Record ID Per 234

Library Location Persian collection

Date 1566 (973H)

Notes Anthology (Dīvān) of Persian poetry. Codex, ink, colours and gold on paper, 53 folios, gilded leather binding, Persian verses in nasta`liq script, double page borders of two ducks and ten simurghs amid curling clouds (fols. 3v-4r) and illuminated cornerpieces (lachak) throughout, border designs of gold-outlined floral and foliate scrollwork or animals in landscape throughout, anthology (Dīvān) of different Persian poets including Sa`di, copied by Muhammad ibn `Ala' al-Din Raza'i, Iran, dated Jumada II 973H, January 1566. Folio 1r has a later owner's seal and signature, Sayyid `Ali Fu'ad, who owned the manuscript in 1278H (1861-62).

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

Nesne Adı Codex

Yazı Tipi Nasta'liq script