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Mecmua-yı gazeliyat-i nefis, [18th century?]. A collection of exquisite poems, [18th century?].
( مجموعۀ غزليات نفيس قرن م؟)

Title	Mecmua-yı gazeliyat-i nefis, [18th century?]. A collection of exquisite poems, [18th century?].
Title Original	مجموعۀ غزليات نفيس قرن م؟
Subject	Manuscripts, Persian > Michigan > Ann Arbor. Persian poetry.
Type	belge
Language	Persian
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	67 leaves : paper ; 213 x 120 (147 x 71) mm.
Library:	Columbia University Libraries
Record ID	ht006817953
Library Location	Online
Notes	Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 348 Origin: Lacks dated colophon ; date accompanying seal impression and statement on 'title page' (p.1) provides terminus ante quem of 1790. Likely 18th or even late 17th century. Accompanying materials: Slip with descriptive notes in hand of G. Meredith-Owens "348 An anthology of Persian poems by Tajallī and others preceded by a specimen of elegant prose. Tinted paper. Probably 18th-19th century." Former shelfmark: "٣٥" in black ink on upper board lining ; "506 T.De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" on front flyleaf. Binding: Pasteboards faced in marbled paper (mainly in lavender, blue, pink, and yellow) with dark brown leather over spine and edges / turn-ins (marbled paper faced and leather edged framed binding) ; Type III binding (without flap) ; board linings in orange-tinted paper ; sewn in light red thread, two stations ; worked chevron endbands in brown [?] and pink, fair condition ; overall in fair condition with some abrasion, lifting and losses of leather, etc. Support: non-European (likely Persian) laid paper with 8 laid lines per cm. (horizontal, curved, somewhat indistinct) and no chain lines clearly visible, cloudy formation, thin and transluscent though sturdy, well-burnished ; most leaves gold-flecked, some tinted pale yellow. Decoration: Elegant illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening on p.2 consisting of rectangular piece with empty gold cartouche flanked by floral vegetal decoration in gold on grounds of lapis lazuli, gold, pink, and turquoise surmounted by scalloped, elongated w-shaped piece (forming complete rosette) overlaid with swirling vegetal decoration in green / turquoise with red, yellow, blue and lavender floral accents on grounds of gold, lapis, pink, and turquoise with white and red accents, all bordered in a well of orange-red with white crosses ; marginal decoration on incipit and facing page in the form of vegetal designs in gold ; written area throughout surrounded by gold frame defined by black fillets and outermost blue rule with narrow gold band defining perimeter of margin. Script: Nastaʻlīq with some elements of shikastah ( شكسته نستعليق) ; elegant hand in a medium line ; serifless, with effect of words descending to baseline, elongation and contrasting thickness of horizontal strokes, pointing mainly in distinct (if occasionally conjoined) dots. Layout: Initially written in 19 lines (on the diagonal) per page ; from p.41 on, divided to three columns and highly variable with as many as ten lines per column (on the diagonal). Collation: iii, 2 IV(16), 3 (19), 2 IV(35), 2 III(47), II (51), 2 III (63), I+1 (66), 1 (67), iii ; an assortment chiefly of ternions and quaternions ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization. Incipit: "ستایش کریم سلا که حلیه حلتش زیور یست ..." Title from inscription on upper board lining. Ms. codex. Purchase ; Acquired by purchase (funds donated by Horace Rackham). 1924.
Sample Text	Elegant copy of an anthology of Persian verse, with poets usually identified.
Ayrıca Şu Başlıklar Altında	Mehmet Hafid İbn Aşir, fl. 1789, former owner. محمد حفيد ابن عاشر، مالك سابق.
İçinde	Abdul Hamid Collection.
Köken	Former owners' marks on 'title page' (p.1) include ownership statement in name of Mehmet Hurrî ( محمد حرى / Muḥammad Ḥurrī ) and statement in name of Mehmet Hafid İbn Aşir ( محمد حفيد ابن عاشر ), reads "هو الله المالك الغافر عند عبده محمد حفيد ابن عاشر" along with his circular seal impression (inscription reads "راجى احسان محمد حفيد") and date 1204 [1789 or 90] ; fairly clean copy.
WorldCat	https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1194685998

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Mecmua-yı gazeliyat-i nefis, [18th century?]. A collection of exquisite poems, [18th century?].

( مجموعۀ غزليات نفيس قرن م؟)

Subject Manuscripts, Persian > Michigan > Ann Arbor. Persian poetry.

Type belge

Language Persian

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 67 leaves : paper ; 213 x 120 (147 x 71) mm.

Library Columbia University Libraries

Record ID ht006817953

Library Location Online

Notes Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 348 Origin: Lacks dated colophon ; date accompanying seal impression and statement on 'title page' (p.1) provides terminus ante quem of 1790. Likely 18th or even late 17th century. Accompanying materials: Slip with descriptive notes in hand of G. Meredith-Owens "348 An anthology of Persian poems by Tajallī and others preceded by a specimen of elegant prose. Tinted paper. Probably 18th-19th century." Former shelfmark: "٣٥" in black ink on upper board lining ; "506 T.De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" on front flyleaf. Binding: Pasteboards faced in marbled paper (mainly in lavender, blue, pink, and yellow) with dark brown leather over spine and edges / turn-ins (marbled paper faced and leather edged framed binding) ; Type III binding (without flap) ; board linings in orange-tinted paper ; sewn in light red thread, two stations ; worked chevron endbands in brown [?] and pink, fair condition ; overall in fair condition with some abrasion, lifting and losses of leather, etc. Support: non-European (likely Persian) laid paper with 8 laid lines per cm. (horizontal, curved, somewhat indistinct) and no chain lines clearly visible, cloudy formation, thin and transluscent though sturdy, well-burnished ; most leaves gold-flecked, some tinted pale yellow. Decoration: Elegant illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening on p.2 consisting of rectangular piece with empty gold cartouche flanked by floral vegetal decoration in gold on grounds of lapis lazuli, gold, pink, and turquoise surmounted by scalloped, elongated w-shaped piece (forming complete rosette) overlaid with swirling vegetal decoration in green / turquoise with red, yellow, blue and lavender floral accents on grounds of gold, lapis, pink, and turquoise with white and red accents, all bordered in a well of orange-red with white crosses ; marginal decoration on incipit and facing page in the form of vegetal designs in gold ; written area throughout surrounded by gold frame defined by black fillets and outermost blue rule with narrow gold band defining perimeter of margin. Script: Nastaʻlīq with some elements of shikastah ( شكسته نستعليق) ; elegant hand in a medium line ; serifless, with effect of words descending to baseline, elongation and contrasting thickness of horizontal strokes, pointing mainly in distinct (if occasionally conjoined) dots. Layout: Initially written in 19 lines (on the diagonal) per page ; from p.41 on, divided to three columns and highly variable with as many as ten lines per column (on the diagonal). Collation: iii, 2 IV(16), 3 (19), 2 IV(35), 2 III(47), II (51), 2 III (63), I+1 (66), 1 (67), iii ; an assortment chiefly of ternions and quaternions ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization. Incipit: "ستایش کریم سلا که حلیه حلتش زیور یست ..." Title from inscription on upper board lining. Ms. codex. Purchase ; Acquired by purchase (funds donated by Horace Rackham). 1924.

Sample Text Elegant copy of an anthology of Persian verse, with poets usually identified.

Ayrıca Şu Başlıklar Altında Mehmet Hafid İbn Aşir, fl. 1789, former owner. محمد حفيد ابن عاشر، مالك سابق.

İçinde Abdul Hamid Collection.

Köken Former owners' marks on 'title page' (p.1) include ownership statement in name of Mehmet Hurrî ( محمد حرى / Muḥammad Ḥurrī ) and statement in name of Mehmet Hafid İbn Aşir ( محمد حفيد ابن عاشر ), reads "هو الله المالك الغافر عند عبده محمد حفيد ابن عاشر" along with his circular seal impression (inscription reads "راجى احسان محمد حفيد") and date 1204 [1789 or 90] ; fairly clean copy.

WorldCat https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1194685998