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The book of Rama
(کتاب راماىن)

Title	The book of Rama
Title Original	کتاب راماىن
Author	Vālmīki author
Author Original	والمىکى
Publication Date:	1835
Type	Document
Language	Persian
Digital	No
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	305 leaves : 43 illuminations ; 20 cm
Library:	University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries
Library Asset ID	ocm17788391
Record ID	999589778902121
Date	1835
Notes	Ms. codex., Title supplied by cataloguer., Layout: Written mainly in 13 lines per page (single column) ; occasionally 2-4 lines accompanied by painting., Script: Nastaʻlīq ; bold Indian hand in a medium to heavy line ; serifless, with marked effect of words descending to baseline, elongation and exaggerated thickness of horizontal strokes, pointing mainly in distinct or conjoined dots, point of final nūn set just down in wide, slightly angled bowl., Decoration: Section headings rubricated ; overlining in red ; written area surrounded by frame of gold bands ; illustrated with several nearly full-page miniature paintings., Binding: Pasteboards covered in dark green cloth ; Type III (without flap) ; pastedowns and flyleaves in comb marbled paper ; upper and lower covers gold-painted with vegetal border., Origin: As appears in colophon / patronage statement at close on fol.305a, transcription seemingly completed in Kashmir by the author Pandit Ṭūṭahʹram (or Pandit T̤ot̤āram) known as Ṭūṭah Barahman Kashmīrī (or T̤ot̤ā Brahman Kashmīrī) during the reign of Ranjit Singh on the order of Lālah Chandar Bhānʹjī. Date reading of 1692 (presumably Vikram Samvat) implies 1635 CE. More likely intended was 1892 (i.e. reading of hasht ṣad v. shash ṣad) which would imply 1835., Shelfmark: Madison, University of Wisconsin, MS 209, In Persian.
Sample Text	Portion (or abridged version) of a Persian prose translation of the Rāmāyaṇa with adhāyās numbered from the beginning. Heavily illustrated with many miniatures. Opening folio has been replaced, pro... Portion (or abridged version) of a Persian prose translation of the Rāmāyaṇa with adhāyās numbered from the beginning. Heavily illustrated with many miniatures. Opening folio has been replaced, provided later (presumably) in a different hand. Foliation in black ink, Hindu-Arabic numerals. Show More
Katkıda Bulunanlar	Pandit T̤ot̤āram, flourished 1835?, translator, scribe, Lālah Chandar Bhānʹjī, patron, University of Wisconsin--Madison. Libraries. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections

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The book of Rama

(کتاب راماىن)

Author Vālmīki author

Author Original والمىکى

Publication Date 1835

Type Document

Language Persian

Digital No

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 305 leaves : 43 illuminations ; 20 cm

Library University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries

Library Asset ID ocm17788391

Record ID 999589778902121

Date 1835

Notes Ms. codex., Title supplied by cataloguer., Layout: Written mainly in 13 lines per page (single column) ; occasionally 2-4 lines accompanied by painting., Script: Nastaʻlīq ; bold Indian hand in a medium to heavy line ; serifless, with marked effect of words descending to baseline, elongation and exaggerated thickness of horizontal strokes, pointing mainly in distinct or conjoined dots, point of final nūn set just down in wide, slightly angled bowl., Decoration: Section headings rubricated ; overlining in red ; written area surrounded by frame of gold bands ; illustrated with several nearly full-page miniature paintings., Binding: Pasteboards covered in dark green cloth ; Type III (without flap) ; pastedowns and flyleaves in comb marbled paper ; upper and lower covers gold-painted with vegetal border., Origin: As appears in colophon / patronage statement at close on fol.305a, transcription seemingly completed in Kashmir by the author Pandit Ṭūṭahʹram (or Pandit T̤ot̤āram) known as Ṭūṭah Barahman Kashmīrī (or T̤ot̤ā Brahman Kashmīrī) during the reign of Ranjit Singh on the order of Lālah Chandar Bhānʹjī. Date reading of 1692 (presumably Vikram Samvat) implies 1635 CE. More likely intended was 1892 (i.e. reading of hasht ṣad v. shash ṣad) which would imply 1835., Shelfmark: Madison, University of Wisconsin, MS 209, In Persian.

Sample Text Portion (or abridged version) of a Persian prose translation of the Rāmāyaṇa with adhāyās numbered from the beginning. Heavily illustrated with many miniatures. Opening folio has been replaced, pro... Portion (or abridged version) of a Persian prose translation of the Rāmāyaṇa with adhāyās numbered from the beginning. Heavily illustrated with many miniatures. Opening folio has been replaced, provided later (presumably) in a different hand. Foliation in black ink, Hindu-Arabic numerals. Show More

Katkıda Bulunanlar Pandit T̤ot̤āram, flourished 1835?, translator, scribe, Lālah Chandar Bhānʹjī, patron, University of Wisconsin--Madison. Libraries. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections