Author
Gulāb Rāʼī, Fadwá, active 19th century, artist. گلاب رائي، فدوى، active 19th century، artist.
Author Original
گلاب رائي، فدوى، ،
Publication Date
1823
Subject
Calligraphy, Persian > Specimens. Manuscripts, Persian. Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Type
belge
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
ii, 42, i leaves : paper ; 183 x 115 (112 x 67) mm, bound to 192 x 115 mm manuscript.
Library
Columbia University Libraries
Record ID
15147183
Library Location
Online
Date
1823
Notes
Manuscript codex. Title supplied by cataloger. Layout: Various; leaves numbered in Hindu-Arabic numerals in red ink, upper left recto. Script: Written primarily in styles of nastaʻlīq in black or red ink; pointed. Decoration: Numerous illustrations and calligraphic examples with floral borders; page openings with content are frame-ruled in black or red. Origin: Item is undated, but likely copied in the 19th century. The colophon states that the author and calligrapher is Fadwá Gulāb Rāʼī, an inhabitant of Tajganj [Agra], and a student at the Madrasah of Sarkar Faiz East India Company (Angrez Bahadur) (f. 42r). Probably the Agra College, founded in 1823. Shelfmark: X892.8 M311. Also available as a digital facsimile. Gift of Alexander I. Cotheal (library bookplate inside front cover). Bound in plain brown leather (Type III).
Sample Text
Set of examples of calligraphy in Persian; two leaves in Sanskrit (f. 31v-32r); leaves are written on one side only; most examples are labeled.
Erişim ve Kullanım
Digital version available with no restrictions
Ayrıca Şu Başlıklar Altında
Cotheal, Alexander Isaac, 1804-1894, former owner. Muslim World Manuscripts (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Köken
Formerly owned by Alexander I. Cotheal (stamp f. 1r, 42v).
WorldCat
https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1202416451
