Author
Muʿīn Miskīn
Subject
Sufi literature, Persian, Divination--Early works to 1800, Prayer--Early works to 1800
Type
Book
Language
fas,ara
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
249
Physical Dimensions
249 ff. Dimensions (leaf): 275 × 155 mm.
Library
FIHRIST Library
Library Asset ID
Delhi Persian 768
Record ID
32398
Library Location
Oriental Manuscripts, British Library
Notes
Rich collection of miscellaneous works on Sufism, Sufi spiritual genealogies, moral conduct, traditions of the Prophet Muhammad, Islamic doctrine, jurisprudence, litanies, prayers, spagyric pharmacological medicine, veterinary treatments, occult and esoteric sciences, magic, demonology, amulets and talismanic formulae, divination, auspicious times and occasions according to various calendars and zodiac systems. Volume not dated; items e, h, o, p, and r dated separately in detailed colophons (ranging 19 Z̲ī Qaʿdah 1169-7 Jumādá al-S̲ānī 1171/15 August 1756-16 February 1758); items not in original order. Neat and scribal nastaʿlīq, shikastah āmīz, neat naskh, by named scribe and several later hands. Numerous annotations in margins. Not foliated. Lacking original binding. Paper dust wrapper (BEIC legal publication on Act XXXVII of 1850); watermarked (Britannia/Minerva seated in crowned oval frame; not dated); labels, torn and stained. Folios unbound, several lacunae; loose interleaving slips and fragments; severely cropped, stains, smudges, wormholes, detaching later repairs. Condition very fragile.
Koleksiyon
India Office Library
Biçim
codex
