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Jild-i avval-i Rawz̤at al-ṣafā, [1241, i.e. 1825]. The first edition of Rawdat al-Safa [1241 AH, 1825 AD].
( جلد اول روضة الصفا ه م)

Title	Jild-i avval-i Rawz̤at al-ṣafā, [1241, i.e. 1825]. The first edition of Rawdat al-Safa [1241 AH, 1825 AD].
Title Original	جلد اول روضة الصفا ه م
Author	Mīr Khvānd, Muḥammad ibn Khāvandshāh, 1433-1498. Mir Jawand, Mohammad bin Jawandshah.
Author Original	مير جواند، محمد بن جواندشاه
Publication Date:	1825
Subject	Manuscripts, Persian > Michigan > Ann Arbor. Prophets, Pre-Islamic > Early works to 1800. World history > Early works to 1800. Iran > History > To 640. > Early works to 1800.
Type	belge
Language	Persian
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	287 leaves : paper ; 299 x 229 (225 x 145) mm. bound to 307 x 240 mm.
Library:	Columbia University Libraries
Record ID	ht006836532
Library Location	Online
Date	1825
Notes	Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 860 v.1 Origin: As appears in colophon on p.574 (see also inscription on p.3), copied by Sayyid Mihr ʻAlī Raz̤avī with transcription completed 4 Rabīʻ I 1241 [ca. 17 October 1825]. Accompanying materials: a. Slip with note "Persian MSS (Heyworth-Dunne?) with Meredith-Owens notes" -- b. Slip with notes characterizing contents of the entire manuscript (all 8 volumes) in hand of G. Meredith-Owens "M.O. 8. Rawẓat al-ṣafā in 8 volumes. Several copied in 1241 by Sayyid Mahdī Qulī (?) Riẓavī. Vol 4 dated 1070. Vol.7 is dated 1250. Vol.8 is dated 1099. (last folio bound upside down)" -- c. Slip with note "counted for 1968/69 Annual Report" -- d. Partially damaged slip with notes [in hand of Elinor M. Husselman ?] describing contents "[Muḥammad] ibn Khāvand Shāh, ... Mīr Khvānd. Rawẓat al-ṣafā. A general history from creation. 8 v. (v. 7 here ?) of varying ... and hands. 19th cent. ... MS. in Mich. Collection #15" Former shelfmark: Mich. Isl. Ms. temp. no. 9 v.1 Binding: Boards covered in light orange-brown leather decorated in "marble calf" manner ; Western style binding ; pastedowns and flyleaves in a light-blue surface-dyed wove paper ; spine in green and brown leather (now detached) gold-stamped with decorative bands and title "ROOZUT OL SUFA I" ; edges of text block red-flecked ; sewn in white thread over three recessed cords ; Western style worked endbands, damaged with tailband core split and headband detaching and core split ; overall in somewhat poor condition with abrasion and deterioration of leather, spine leather fully detached (exposing printed wasted lining) ; housed in box for protection. Support: non-European (likely Indian, "هندوستانی" i.e. "Hindūstānī" according to note on front flyleaf, p.3) laid paper with 9 laid lines per cm. (horizontal, fairly distinct, curved) and faint chain lines occasionally visible, some inclusions, somewhat thin and transluscent though sturdy, dark cream in color, well-burnished. Decoration: Keywords, headings and abbreviation symbols (mainly two-teeth stroke above keywords) rubricated ; some overlining also in red. Script: Nastaʻlīq with elements of shikastah ; fine hand in a thin line ; serifless and compact with effect of words descending to baseline and tilt to the right, elongation of horizontal strokes, pointing casual and in strokes rather than distinct dots. Layout: Written in 21 lines per page ; frame-ruled. Collation: ii, 2 (2), 22 IV(178), IV+1 (187), 11 IV(275), V (285), 2 (287), ii ; chiefly quaternions ; catchwords present ; foliation in black ink, Hindu-Arabic numerals ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes flyleaves). Colophon: "Scribal," rectangular, reads "هذا تمام شد جلد اول روضة الصفا بتاریخ چهارم شهر ربیع الاول سنه ۱۲۴۱ ... تحریر نمود بخط خام سید مهر [؟] علی رضوی فقط" Incipit: "زیب فهرست نسخه مفاخر انبیاء عالی مکان ..." Title from heading of table of contents on p.5 and colophon on p.574. Ms. codex. Gift ; Acquired from Frank E. Nuttall (1875-1943).
Sample Text	Fine copy of the first volume, addressing the creation to Yazdegerd, of the celebrated universal history Rawz̤at al-ṣafāʼ fī sīrat al-anbiyāʼ va al-mulūk va al-khulafāʼ by the Tīmūrid historian Muḥammad ibn Khvāndshāh Mīr Khvānd (d.1498). Table of contents at opening (pp.5-8).
Ayrıca Şu Başlıklar Altında	Nuttall, Frank E., 1875-1943, former owner. Mihr ʻAlī Raz̤avī, fl. 1825, scribe. مهر على رضوى, ناسخ.
İçinde	F. E. Nuttall Collection.
Köken	Inscription with title "Roozut ol Sufa" and book price on verso of front flyleaf (p.2) ; inscription on inner front flyleaf (p.3) with title, description of contents for this volume, copyist (سید مهر علی) and author details on inner front flyleaf ; occasional marginal corrections.
Kaynaklar	B. Forbes Manz & A. Beveridge, "Mīrkhwānd," In EI2. Ḥājjī Khalīfah. Kashf al-ẓunūn, 1/926 Storey, i, 92-101, 1236 Cat. Pers. MSS. Brit. Mus., p.87 ff.
Tekdüzen Başlık	Rawz̤at al-ṣafāʼ. jild 1 روضة الصفا. جلد 1
WorldCat	https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1194737518

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Jild-i avval-i Rawz̤at al-ṣafā, [1241, i.e. 1825]. The first edition of Rawdat al-Safa [1241 AH, 1825 AD].

( جلد اول روضة الصفا ه م)

Author Mīr Khvānd, Muḥammad ibn Khāvandshāh, 1433-1498. Mir Jawand, Mohammad bin Jawandshah.

Author Original مير جواند، محمد بن جواندشاه

Publication Date 1825

Subject Manuscripts, Persian > Michigan > Ann Arbor. Prophets, Pre-Islamic > Early works to 1800. World history > Early works to 1800. Iran > History > To 640. > Early works to 1800.

Type belge

Language Persian

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 287 leaves : paper ; 299 x 229 (225 x 145) mm. bound to 307 x 240 mm.

Library Columbia University Libraries

Record ID ht006836532

Library Location Online

Date 1825

Notes Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 860 v.1 Origin: As appears in colophon on p.574 (see also inscription on p.3), copied by Sayyid Mihr ʻAlī Raz̤avī with transcription completed 4 Rabīʻ I 1241 [ca. 17 October 1825]. Accompanying materials: a. Slip with note "Persian MSS (Heyworth-Dunne?) with Meredith-Owens notes" -- b. Slip with notes characterizing contents of the entire manuscript (all 8 volumes) in hand of G. Meredith-Owens "M.O. 8. Rawẓat al-ṣafā in 8 volumes. Several copied in 1241 by Sayyid Mahdī Qulī (?) Riẓavī. Vol 4 dated 1070. Vol.7 is dated 1250. Vol.8 is dated 1099. (last folio bound upside down)" -- c. Slip with note "counted for 1968/69 Annual Report" -- d. Partially damaged slip with notes [in hand of Elinor M. Husselman ?] describing contents "[Muḥammad] ibn Khāvand Shāh, ... Mīr Khvānd. Rawẓat al-ṣafā. A general history from creation. 8 v. (v. 7 here ?) of varying ... and hands. 19th cent. ... MS. in Mich. Collection #15" Former shelfmark: Mich. Isl. Ms. temp. no. 9 v.1 Binding: Boards covered in light orange-brown leather decorated in "marble calf" manner ; Western style binding ; pastedowns and flyleaves in a light-blue surface-dyed wove paper ; spine in green and brown leather (now detached) gold-stamped with decorative bands and title "ROOZUT OL SUFA I" ; edges of text block red-flecked ; sewn in white thread over three recessed cords ; Western style worked endbands, damaged with tailband core split and headband detaching and core split ; overall in somewhat poor condition with abrasion and deterioration of leather, spine leather fully detached (exposing printed wasted lining) ; housed in box for protection. Support: non-European (likely Indian, "هندوستانی" i.e. "Hindūstānī" according to note on front flyleaf, p.3) laid paper with 9 laid lines per cm. (horizontal, fairly distinct, curved) and faint chain lines occasionally visible, some inclusions, somewhat thin and transluscent though sturdy, dark cream in color, well-burnished. Decoration: Keywords, headings and abbreviation symbols (mainly two-teeth stroke above keywords) rubricated ; some overlining also in red. Script: Nastaʻlīq with elements of shikastah ; fine hand in a thin line ; serifless and compact with effect of words descending to baseline and tilt to the right, elongation of horizontal strokes, pointing casual and in strokes rather than distinct dots. Layout: Written in 21 lines per page ; frame-ruled. Collation: ii, 2 (2), 22 IV(178), IV+1 (187), 11 IV(275), V (285), 2 (287), ii ; chiefly quaternions ; catchwords present ; foliation in black ink, Hindu-Arabic numerals ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes flyleaves). Colophon: "Scribal," rectangular, reads "هذا تمام شد جلد اول روضة الصفا بتاریخ چهارم شهر ربیع الاول سنه ۱۲۴۱ ... تحریر نمود بخط خام سید مهر [؟] علی رضوی فقط" Incipit: "زیب فهرست نسخه مفاخر انبیاء عالی مکان ..." Title from heading of table of contents on p.5 and colophon on p.574. Ms. codex. Gift ; Acquired from Frank E. Nuttall (1875-1943).

Sample Text Fine copy of the first volume, addressing the creation to Yazdegerd, of the celebrated universal history Rawz̤at al-ṣafāʼ fī sīrat al-anbiyāʼ va al-mulūk va al-khulafāʼ by the Tīmūrid historian Muḥammad ibn Khvāndshāh Mīr Khvānd (d.1498). Table of contents at opening (pp.5-8).

Ayrıca Şu Başlıklar Altında Nuttall, Frank E., 1875-1943, former owner. Mihr ʻAlī Raz̤avī, fl. 1825, scribe. مهر على رضوى, ناسخ.

İçinde F. E. Nuttall Collection.

Köken Inscription with title "Roozut ol Sufa" and book price on verso of front flyleaf (p.2) ; inscription on inner front flyleaf (p.3) with title, description of contents for this volume, copyist (سید مهر علی) and author details on inner front flyleaf ; occasional marginal corrections.

Kaynaklar B. Forbes Manz & A. Beveridge, "Mīrkhwānd," In EI2. Ḥājjī Khalīfah. Kashf al-ẓunūn, 1/926 Storey, i, 92-101, 1236 Cat. Pers. MSS. Brit. Mus., p.87 ff.

Tekdüzen Başlık Rawz̤at al-ṣafāʼ. jild 1 روضة الصفا. جلد 1

WorldCat https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1194737518