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[Dīvān-i Azraqī Haravī, 1205?, i.e. 1790 or 1791?]. [Diwan of Azraqi Hrawi, 1205 AH?, 1790 or 1791 AD?].
( ديوان ازرقى هروى ه؟، يا م؟)

Title	[Dīvān-i Azraqī Haravī, 1205?, i.e. 1790 or 1791?]. [Diwan of Azraqi Hrawi, 1205 AH?, 1790 or 1791 AD?].
Title Original	ديوان ازرقى هروى ه؟، يا م؟
Author	Azraqī Haravī, active 11th century. Blue harwa.
Author Original	ازرقى هروى
Publication Date:	1790
Subject	Manuscripts, Persian > Michigan > Ann Arbor. Persian poetry > 747-1500.
Type	belge
Language	Persian
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	76 leaves : paper ; 206 x 138 (135 x 65) mm.
Library:	Columbia University Libraries
Record ID	ht006814116
Library Location	Online
Date	1790
Notes	Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 847 Origin: As appears at close on p.143, transcription possibly completed in 1205 [1790 or 91] ; decoration, paper, etc. also suggest late 18th century. Former shelfmark: "۲۰۸" in black ink on front flyleaf (p.1). Binding: Boards covered in dark green leather ; Type III binding (without flap) ; board linings in golden yellow paper ; upper and lower covers carry gold-painted floral cornerpieces and gold-tooled border in a series of striated s-shaped stamps ; sewn in yellow thread, two stations ; worked chevron endbands in dark blue and yellow, good condition ; overall in fairly good condition with only minor abrasion. Support: non-European (likely Persian or Indian) laid paper with 10 laid lines per cm. (vertical, fairly distinct) and occasional single chain lines visible, gray / off-white in tone, thin and transluscent though sturdy, quite glossy. Decoration: Exquisite illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening on p.4 consisting of rectangular piece with empty gold cartouche flanked by floral designs in gold, red, orange, yellow, and light blue on a blue ground, surmounted by vertically elongated scalloped w-shaped piece filled with swirling floral vegetal design in gold, pink, light blue, green, orange, etc. on fields of gold and blue, all set in an elaborate well of heavy gold interlace and red bands with white scroll accents, defined by white and gold bands ; incipit and facing page (pp.4-5) carry splendid illuminated marginal decoration consisting of swirling floral vegetal designs with blossoms and saz leaves in gold with black outline and accents in shades of pink, orange, blue, and white ; written area of incipit and facing page accented by gold cloud-bands and vegetal decoration setting off the two columns within ; written area (as well as divisions within and margins) throughout surrounded by gold frame defined by black fillets. Script: Nastaʻlīq ; elegant hand ; serifless with effect of words descending to baseline, elongation of horizontal strokes, mainly closed counters, somewhat casually pointed, occasionally more freely ligatured as in shikastah. Layout: Written in 12 lines per page, with written area divided to two columns ; frame-ruled. Collation: IV+1 (9), 4 IV(41), V (51), IV (59), IV+1 (68), IV (76) ; chiefly quaternions ; final four leaves left blank ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals (includes flyleaves). Incipit: "ز نور قبه زرين آينه تمثال زمين تفته فرو پوشد آتشين سربال ..." Title supplied by cataloguer. Ms. codex. Gift ; purchased for the library by Colonel Thomas Spaulding for the Stephen Spaulding memorial collection (SS1957) ; Received: 11/25/1944.
Sample Text	Exquisite copy of a portion of the Dīvān of Ḥakīm Azraqī Haravī, Zayn al-Dīn Abū Bakr (d. before 1073).
İçinde	Stephen Spaulding Collection.
Köken	"SS" gold-stamped on upper cover ; Bookplate on upper board lining with etching of Stephen Spaulding by W. H. W. Bicknell (d.1947), reads "In Memory of \| STEPHEN SPAULDING \| 1907-1925 \| CLASS of 1927 \| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN \| W H W Bicknell 1927" ; on 'title page' (p.3), accession details in pencil "MS & Papyri Rm \| Stephen Spaulding Mem coll \| Halliwill [?] \| 11-25-44 \| SS1957" ; on back flyleaf (p.152), rectangular seal impression apparently dated 1274 [1857 or 8] in name of one Ḥusayn ʻAllām ( حسين علام ), inscription reads "لا اله الا الله الملك الحق المبين عبده حسين علام ۱۲۷۴" ; fairly clean copy.
Kaynaklar	University of Michigan Library. Manuscripts & papyri : an exhibition arranged for the XXVII International Congress of Orientalists, Ann Arbor, Michigan, August 13-19, 1967. (Ann Arbor, MI [?], 1967), no.40, p.11 Massé, H. "Azraḳī, Zayn al-Dīn Abū Bakr b. Ismāʿīl al-Warrāḳ." In EI2, vol. I, p.827, col. 1 Rypka, p.195 Browne, ii, 323
Tekdüzen Başlık	Poems. Selections
WorldCat	https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1354989230

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[Dīvān-i Azraqī Haravī, 1205?, i.e. 1790 or 1791?]. [Diwan of Azraqi Hrawi, 1205 AH?, 1790 or 1791 AD?].

( ديوان ازرقى هروى ه؟، يا م؟)

Author Azraqī Haravī, active 11th century. Blue harwa.

Author Original ازرقى هروى

Publication Date 1790

Subject Manuscripts, Persian > Michigan > Ann Arbor. Persian poetry > 747-1500.

Type belge

Language Persian

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 76 leaves : paper ; 206 x 138 (135 x 65) mm.

Library Columbia University Libraries

Record ID ht006814116

Library Location Online

Date 1790

Notes Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 847 Origin: As appears at close on p.143, transcription possibly completed in 1205 [1790 or 91] ; decoration, paper, etc. also suggest late 18th century. Former shelfmark: "۲۰۸" in black ink on front flyleaf (p.1). Binding: Boards covered in dark green leather ; Type III binding (without flap) ; board linings in golden yellow paper ; upper and lower covers carry gold-painted floral cornerpieces and gold-tooled border in a series of striated s-shaped stamps ; sewn in yellow thread, two stations ; worked chevron endbands in dark blue and yellow, good condition ; overall in fairly good condition with only minor abrasion. Support: non-European (likely Persian or Indian) laid paper with 10 laid lines per cm. (vertical, fairly distinct) and occasional single chain lines visible, gray / off-white in tone, thin and transluscent though sturdy, quite glossy. Decoration: Exquisite illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening on p.4 consisting of rectangular piece with empty gold cartouche flanked by floral designs in gold, red, orange, yellow, and light blue on a blue ground, surmounted by vertically elongated scalloped w-shaped piece filled with swirling floral vegetal design in gold, pink, light blue, green, orange, etc. on fields of gold and blue, all set in an elaborate well of heavy gold interlace and red bands with white scroll accents, defined by white and gold bands ; incipit and facing page (pp.4-5) carry splendid illuminated marginal decoration consisting of swirling floral vegetal designs with blossoms and saz leaves in gold with black outline and accents in shades of pink, orange, blue, and white ; written area of incipit and facing page accented by gold cloud-bands and vegetal decoration setting off the two columns within ; written area (as well as divisions within and margins) throughout surrounded by gold frame defined by black fillets. Script: Nastaʻlīq ; elegant hand ; serifless with effect of words descending to baseline, elongation of horizontal strokes, mainly closed counters, somewhat casually pointed, occasionally more freely ligatured as in shikastah. Layout: Written in 12 lines per page, with written area divided to two columns ; frame-ruled. Collation: IV+1 (9), 4 IV(41), V (51), IV (59), IV+1 (68), IV (76) ; chiefly quaternions ; final four leaves left blank ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals (includes flyleaves). Incipit: "ز نور قبه زرين آينه تمثال زمين تفته فرو پوشد آتشين سربال ..." Title supplied by cataloguer. Ms. codex. Gift ; purchased for the library by Colonel Thomas Spaulding for the Stephen Spaulding memorial collection (SS1957) ; Received: 11/25/1944.

Sample Text Exquisite copy of a portion of the Dīvān of Ḥakīm Azraqī Haravī, Zayn al-Dīn Abū Bakr (d. before 1073).

İçinde Stephen Spaulding Collection.

Köken "SS" gold-stamped on upper cover ; Bookplate on upper board lining with etching of Stephen Spaulding by W. H. W. Bicknell (d.1947), reads "In Memory of | STEPHEN SPAULDING | 1907-1925 | CLASS of 1927 | UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | W H W Bicknell 1927" ; on 'title page' (p.3), accession details in pencil "MS & Papyri Rm | Stephen Spaulding Mem coll | Halliwill [?] | 11-25-44 | SS1957" ; on back flyleaf (p.152), rectangular seal impression apparently dated 1274 [1857 or 8] in name of one Ḥusayn ʻAllām ( حسين علام ), inscription reads "لا اله الا الله الملك الحق المبين عبده حسين علام ۱۲۷۴" ; fairly clean copy.

Kaynaklar University of Michigan Library. Manuscripts & papyri : an exhibition arranged for the XXVII International Congress of Orientalists, Ann Arbor, Michigan, August 13-19, 1967. (Ann Arbor, MI [?], 1967), no.40, p.11 Massé, H. "Azraḳī, Zayn al-Dīn Abū Bakr b. Ismāʿīl al-Warrāḳ." In EI2, vol. I, p.827, col. 1 Rypka, p.195 Browne, ii, 323

Tekdüzen Başlık Poems. Selections

WorldCat https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1354989230