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Daftar-i chahārum-i Rawz̤at al-ṣafā, [1070, i.e. 1660]. The fourth book of Rawdat al-Safa, [1070 AH, 1660 AD].
( دفتر چهارم روضة الصفا ه م)

Title	Daftar-i chahārum-i Rawz̤at al-ṣafā, [1070, i.e. 1660]. The fourth book of Rawdat al-Safa, [1070 AH, 1660 AD].
Title Original	دفتر چهارم 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:	1660
Subject	Manuscripts, Persian > Michigan > Ann Arbor. Seljuks > Early works to 1800. Ghaznevids > Early works to 1800. Buwayhids > Early works to 1800. World history > Early works to 1800. Islamic Empire > History > 750-1258 > Early works to 1800. Iran > History > 640-1256 > Early works to 1800.
Type	Document
Language	Persian
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	270 leaves : paper ; 283 x 173 (240 x 108) mm. bound to 290 x 185 mm.
Library:	Columbia University Libraries
Record ID	ht006836549
Library Location	Online
Date	1660
Notes	Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 860 v.4 Origin: As appears in colophon on p.541, transcription completed Rajab 1070 [March-April 1660]. Accompanying materials: a. Recycled card with note "Exchange - note of previous owner \| College of Fort William (India)" -- b. Card with note describing contents "(MS) روضة الصفا \| rowẓatt al-ṣafā \| vol.4 \| Date: 1070 AH (1651 ±)" -- c. Slip with note "Persian MSS (Heyworth-Dunne?) with Meredith-Owens notes" -- d. Scrap with title and date in ink "Rawḍat al-Safā \| vol. 4 AH 1075 ?" Former shelfmark: Mich. Isl. Ms. temp. no. 9 v.4 Binding: Boards covered in light brown leather decorated in "marble calf" manner ; Western style binding ; pastedowns and flyleaves in untinted wove paper ; spine in dark green and brown leather, gold-stamped with decorative bands and title "ROOZUT OL SUFA 4" ; edges of text block red-flecked ; sewn in white thread over recessed cords ; Western style worked endbands, fair condition ; overall in fair condition with minor abrasion and deterioration of leather, etc. Support: non-European (likely Persian or Indian) laid paper with roughly 7 laid lines per cm. (vertical, somewhat indistinct, curving) and chain lines only faintly visible, cloudy formation, somewhat thin though sturdy, beige to light brown in color, well-burnished ; some breakage and minor pest damage (with repairs). Decoration: Keywords and headings rubricated ; textual dividers in the form of three inverted commas, etc. (in red) ; occasional overlining in red. Script: Nastaʻlīq ; elegant hand in a medium line ; serifless with slight effect of words descending to baseline and tilt to the right, elongation and somewhat exaggerated thickness of horizontal strokes, pointing in strokes or conjoined dots (for two and three dots). Layout: Written in 25 lines per page ; frame-ruled. Collation: i, 33 IV(264), IV-2 (370), i ; exclusively quaternions ; middle of the quire marks in the form of black strokes in the upper outer corner of the right-hand leaf and the lower outer corner of the left-hand leaf ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes flyleaves). Colophon: "Scribal," triangulare, reads "تمت المجلد الرابع بعون الله تعالى وحسن توفيقه والحمد لله رب العالمين والصلوة والسلام على نبيه محمد واله اجمعين الطيبين الطاهرين تحريرا فى شهر رجب المرجب سنه ۱۰۷۰ هجرى" Incipit: "فهرست نسخه سعادات ابدی و دیباجه مجموعه کرامات سرمدی ..." Title from inscription on 'title page' (p.3). Ms. codex. Gift ; Acquired from Frank E. Nuttall (1875-1943).
Sample Text	Fine copy of the fourth volume, addressing the dynasties contemporary with the Abbāsids, of the celebrated universal history Rawz̤at al-ṣafā' fī sīrat al-anbiyā' va al-mulūk va al-khulafā' by the Timūrid historian Muḥammad ibn Khvāndshāh Mir Khvanand (d.1498).
Ayrıca Şu Başlıklar Altında	Nuttall, Frank E., 1875-1943, former owner. Asiatic Society (Kolkata, India) former owner. College of Fort William (Calcutta, India) former owner.
İçinde	F. E. Nuttall Collection.
Köken	Several former owners' marks on 'title page' (p.3) including shelfmark or inventory number "١٢٣" accompanying title inscription, partially effaced statement and large circular seal impression (repeated at close on p.541) in name of one Muḥammad Jaʻfar ( محمد جعفر ) [?] dated 1094 [1683], statement (dated 1825) as well as large oval seal impression with text in modified Arabic script "كتاب كالج فورت وليم" as well as Hindi (Devanagari) and Bengali scripts in name of the College of Fort William (founded 1800 in Calcutta), and statement "Given in exchange for another MSS. to Major Anderson [?] by order of the Council of the Asiatic Society by A. Sprenger [Aloys Sprenger, 1813-1893] Hon. Secretary Asiat. Soc. 19 Sep. 1854 [?]" ; College of Fort William seal impression repeated on verso of final leaf (p.542) ; fairly clean copy.
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.90 ff.
Tekdüzen Başlık	Rawz̤at al-ṣafāʼ. jild 4 روضة الصفا. جلد 4
WorldCat	https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1194780838

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Daftar-i chahārum-i Rawz̤at al-ṣafā, [1070, i.e. 1660]. The fourth book of Rawdat al-Safa, [1070 AH, 1660 AD].

( دفتر چهارم 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 1660

Subject Manuscripts, Persian > Michigan > Ann Arbor. Seljuks > Early works to 1800. Ghaznevids > Early works to 1800. Buwayhids > Early works to 1800. World history > Early works to 1800. Islamic Empire > History > 750-1258 > Early works to 1800. Iran > History > 640-1256 > Early works to 1800.

Type Document

Language Persian

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 270 leaves : paper ; 283 x 173 (240 x 108) mm. bound to 290 x 185 mm.

Library Columbia University Libraries

Record ID ht006836549

Library Location Online

Date 1660

Notes Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 860 v.4 Origin: As appears in colophon on p.541, transcription completed Rajab 1070 [March-April 1660]. Accompanying materials: a. Recycled card with note "Exchange - note of previous owner | College of Fort William (India)" -- b. Card with note describing contents "(MS) روضة الصفا | rowẓatt al-ṣafā | vol.4 | Date: 1070 AH (1651 ±)" -- c. Slip with note "Persian MSS (Heyworth-Dunne?) with Meredith-Owens notes" -- d. Scrap with title and date in ink "Rawḍat al-Safā | vol. 4 AH 1075 ?" Former shelfmark: Mich. Isl. Ms. temp. no. 9 v.4 Binding: Boards covered in light brown leather decorated in "marble calf" manner ; Western style binding ; pastedowns and flyleaves in untinted wove paper ; spine in dark green and brown leather, gold-stamped with decorative bands and title "ROOZUT OL SUFA 4" ; edges of text block red-flecked ; sewn in white thread over recessed cords ; Western style worked endbands, fair condition ; overall in fair condition with minor abrasion and deterioration of leather, etc. Support: non-European (likely Persian or Indian) laid paper with roughly 7 laid lines per cm. (vertical, somewhat indistinct, curving) and chain lines only faintly visible, cloudy formation, somewhat thin though sturdy, beige to light brown in color, well-burnished ; some breakage and minor pest damage (with repairs). Decoration: Keywords and headings rubricated ; textual dividers in the form of three inverted commas, etc. (in red) ; occasional overlining in red. Script: Nastaʻlīq ; elegant hand in a medium line ; serifless with slight effect of words descending to baseline and tilt to the right, elongation and somewhat exaggerated thickness of horizontal strokes, pointing in strokes or conjoined dots (for two and three dots). Layout: Written in 25 lines per page ; frame-ruled. Collation: i, 33 IV(264), IV-2 (370), i ; exclusively quaternions ; middle of the quire marks in the form of black strokes in the upper outer corner of the right-hand leaf and the lower outer corner of the left-hand leaf ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes flyleaves). Colophon: "Scribal," triangulare, reads "تمت المجلد الرابع بعون الله تعالى وحسن توفيقه والحمد لله رب العالمين والصلوة والسلام على نبيه محمد واله اجمعين الطيبين الطاهرين تحريرا فى شهر رجب المرجب سنه ۱۰۷۰ هجرى" Incipit: "فهرست نسخه سعادات ابدی و دیباجه مجموعه کرامات سرمدی ..." Title from inscription on 'title page' (p.3). Ms. codex. Gift ; Acquired from Frank E. Nuttall (1875-1943).

Sample Text Fine copy of the fourth volume, addressing the dynasties contemporary with the Abbāsids, of the celebrated universal history Rawz̤at al-ṣafā' fī sīrat al-anbiyā' va al-mulūk va al-khulafā' by the Timūrid historian Muḥammad ibn Khvāndshāh Mir Khvanand (d.1498).

Ayrıca Şu Başlıklar Altında Nuttall, Frank E., 1875-1943, former owner. Asiatic Society (Kolkata, India) former owner. College of Fort William (Calcutta, India) former owner.

İçinde F. E. Nuttall Collection.

Köken Several former owners' marks on 'title page' (p.3) including shelfmark or inventory number "١٢٣" accompanying title inscription, partially effaced statement and large circular seal impression (repeated at close on p.541) in name of one Muḥammad Jaʻfar ( محمد جعفر ) [?] dated 1094 [1683], statement (dated 1825) as well as large oval seal impression with text in modified Arabic script "كتاب كالج فورت وليم" as well as Hindi (Devanagari) and Bengali scripts in name of the College of Fort William (founded 1800 in Calcutta), and statement "Given in exchange for another MSS. to Major Anderson [?] by order of the Council of the Asiatic Society by A. Sprenger [Aloys Sprenger, 1813-1893] Hon. Secretary Asiat. Soc. 19 Sep. 1854 [?]" ; College of Fort William seal impression repeated on verso of final leaf (p.542) ; fairly clean copy.

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.90 ff.

Tekdüzen Başlık Rawz̤at al-ṣafāʼ. jild 4 روضة الصفا. جلد 4

WorldCat https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1194780838