Author
Bourelier, Françoise, former owner., Bourelier, Claude, former owner., Sam Fogg Rare Books & Manuscripts (Firm), vendor.
Publication Date
1800
Publication Place
[India], [between 1800 and 1850?] -
Subject
Vishnu (Hindu deity)., Hindu mythology., Avatars (Religion).
Type
Document
Language
fas,san
Digital
No
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
136, 4 leaves : paper, illustrations ; 300 x 180 (210 x 110) mm bound to 308 x 190 mm
Library
Penn Libraries
Library Asset ID
988031660
Record ID
9972460113503681
Library Location
University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Date
1800
Notes
Title from incipit (f. 1r)., Foliation: Modern foliation added in pencil, upper left recto; catchwords every verso, lower left., Layout: 15 long lines, border-ruled., Script: Written in nastaʻliq in black ink; pointed., Decoration: Textblock is border-ruled in green, beige, red, and blue with the page-opening ruled in blue. Rubrications in red. The first opening has two polychrome and gold miniatures and the text in cloudbands (f. 1v-2r). Nine other miniatures in bright, primary colors also appear (f. 4v, 31r, 34v, 42v, 48v, 63v, 77v, 96v, 126r)., Binding: Papier-mâché́ covers painted and lacquered with a flowering tree within a polylobed arch on exteriors and doublures. Exterior cover trees are on a green background with yellow arch and orange frame; doublure trees are on an orange background with yellow arch and green frame. A piece of bright blue textile embroidered with white thread covers the spine., Origin: The copy is not dated, but likely produced in the first half of the 19th century, in India. | Persian. | Formerly owned by Françoise and Claude Bourelier., Sold by Sam Fogg Rare Books & Manuscripts (London), 2016.
Sample Text
Copy of selections from the Viṣṇu Purāṇa translated into Persian. Eleven images including avatārs of Viṣṇu.
Atıf Şekli
UPenn Ms. Indic 6.
Tür
poems, paintings (visual works), miniatures (paintings), Manuscripts, Persian., Manuscripts.
