Author
Shaykh Maḥmūd Shabistarī
Subject
Sufi literature, Persian, Sufi poetry, Persian, Sunnites
Type
Book
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
142
Physical Dimensions
142 ff. Dimensions (leaf): 152 × 105 mm.
Library
FIHRIST Library
Library Asset ID
Delhi Persian 249
Record ID
32365
Library Location
Oriental Manuscripts, British Library
Notes
Miscellaneous collection of mas̲navīs on Islamic doctrine and Sufism, comprised of the items from at least two separate sources from divergent periods. Volume not dated; item a) dateable to the late fifteenth century, based on the antiquity of the nastaʿlīq hand typical of west Iran under Jalayirid influence. Early west Iranian scribal nastaʿlīq and later rough nastaʿlīq, by multiple hands. Annotations. Stamped and pencil foliation. Lacking original binding. Binding damaged (decorative printed paper over exterior pasteboards with brown leather corners and edging), labelled. Folios unbound; cropped, stained, transferred text, smudging, wormholes, later repairs. Condition fragile.
Koleksiyon
India Office Library
Biçim
codex
