Author
Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana, 1207-1273. Jalaluddin Rumi, Maulana.
Author Original
جلال الدين رومي مولانا
Publication Date
1899
Subject
Manuscripts, Persian > Michigan > Ann Arbor. Masnavis, Persian > Early works to 1800. Persian poetry > 747-1500. Sufi poetry, Persian > Early works to 1800.
Type
belge
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
335 leaves : paper ; 263 x 190 (184 x 113) mm.
Library
Columbia University Libraries
Record ID
ht006836617
Library Location
Online
Date
1899
Notes
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 861 Origin: As appears in colophon at the close of each book, copied by ʻAṭāʼ Allāh al-Ḥusaynī al-Hamadānī (Ata’ Allah al-Husseini al-Hamadani). As appears in colophon on p.108, transcription of first book (Volume One) completed 14 Shaʻbān 1314 [ca. 18 January 1897]. As appears in colophon on p.205, transcription of the second book (Volume Two) completed Rajab 1315 [November-December 1897]. As appears in colophon on p.332, transcription of the third book (Volume Three) completed 25 Ramaḍān 1315 [ca. 17 February 1898]. As appears in colophon on p.435, transcription of the fourth book (Fourth Volume) completed in Jumādá I 1316 [September-October 1898]. As appears in colophon on p.548, transcription of the fifth book (Volume Five) completed 19 Shaʻbān 1316 [ca. 2 January 1899]. As appears in final colophon on p.670, transcription of sixth book (Volume Six), Khātimah and entire work completed Shawwāl 1316 [February-March 1899]. Accompanying materials: a. Slip with note "Persian MSS (Heyworth-Dunne?) with Meredith-Owens notes" -- b. Slip with note "Counted for 1968/69 Annual Report" -- c. Slip with notes in hand of G. Meredith-Owens "MO. 5. Mas̲navī of Rūmī copied by ʻAṭāʼullāh al-Ḥusainī al-Hamadānī in 1316" Former shelfmark: Mich. Island. Ms. temp. no. 10 Binding: Boards covered in black leather with straight grain appearance (appears to have been grained by boarding); Reminiscent of Type II binding with flap, though flap extends from upper cover and rests outside the lower cover where it is fixed with a metal clasp with pin catch closure; board linings and hinges in shell marbled paper (mainly in pink, blue and yellow); upper and lower covers carry blind-tooled rule-borders ; fore edge of text block purple-flecked ; sewn in dark red and bright green thread, four stations; stuck-on endbands in red leather; Overall in fairly good condition with minor abrasion and staining. Support: European wove paper, beige in color, highly burnished. Decoration: Elegant illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening of each book (mujallad / daftar) following the dībāchah (see pp.4, 112, 210, “438” [338], 438, 550); Pieces vary in shape (though mainly large w-shaped pieces) but are similar in coloration, for example at opening on p.4, headpiece consists of a vertically elongated w-shaped piece filled with swirling floral vegetable decoration in lavender, orange-red and blue on a gold ground with white, blue and turquoise accents, set in an elaborate well of gold, blue, turquoise, red and black bands (others include rectangular piece setting off the basmalah); written area surrounded by frame consisting of a heavy gold band defined by black fillets with innermost red rule and outermost blue rule, divisions within (and outer margin) defined by narrow gold bands outlined in black fillets; Section headings rubricated or in blue ink. Script: Naskh ; exquisite Persianate hand ; Partially but irregularly seriffed with curvilinear descenders (some swooping), pointing in distinct dots, superscripting of final words and letters, mainly open counters, partially vocalized; headings in seriffed tawqīʻ, fully vocalized. Layout: Written mainly in 24 lines per page, with written area divided into four columns; frame-ruled. Collation: i, IV (8), 2 III+1(22), 10 IV(102), IV+1 (111), 6 IV(159), III (165), IV+2 (175), 5 IV(215), IV+2 (225), 6 IV(273), 2 IV+1(291), 4 IV(323), V (333), I (335), i ; chiefly quaternions ; catch title (Volume One, Volume Two, etc.) at the head of each page ; some leaves left blank between the close of one book and the close of the next book; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes flyleaves). Colophon: "Scribal", triangular, reads "Praise be to God who enabled me to blacken and edit this honorable copy on Saturday of the holy month of Shawwal in the year 1316. And I am the guilty servant, Ata Allah Al-Husseini Al-Hamdani. May God forgive him and his parents, Amen." Correctly... “I am very sad about this” Incipit: “What is the matter with this story or whether it is a serious complaint...” Title from colophons on pp. 205, 332, and 548. Ms. codex. Gift; Acquired from Frank E. Nuttall (1875-1943); Received: 12-11-54
Sample Text
Elegant copy of Mawlānā Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī's celebrated didactic poetical work in double verses.
Ayrıca Şu Başlıklar Altında
Nuttall, Frank E., 1875-1943, former owner. ʻAṭāʼ Allāh al-Ḥusaynī al-Hamadānī, fl. 1899, scribe. عطاء الله الحسينى الهمدانى, ناسخ.
İçinde
F. E. Nuttall Collection.
Köken
Possible former inventory marks on front flyleaf (p.1) and 'title page' (p.3) "۲۸" etc. ; note on flyleaf refers to declaration of independence by Azerbaijan on 28 May 1918 "٢٨ مايس ١٩١٨ اذربايجان جمهورتنك اعلان استقلالى" ; on final leaf (p.671, left blank) accession details in pencil "Rare Book Room | Gift | Source Unknown | 12-11-54" ; notabilia (side-heads) clarifying difficult terms.
Kaynaklar
Cat. Pers. MSS. Brit. Mus., p.584 ff.
Tekdüzen Başlık
Mas̲navī. مثنوى
WorldCat
https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1194782547
