Author
Jalal al-Din in Rumi, Mawlana, 1207-1273.
Publication Date
[1899]
Subject
Manuscripts, Persian, Manuscripts, Persian /
Michigan, Manuscripts, Persian / Michigan /
Ann Arbor., Masnavis, Persian, Masnavis, Persian /
Early works to 1800., Persian poetry, Persian poetry /
747-1500., Sufi poetry, Persian, Sufi poetry, Persian /
Early works to 1800., Headpieces (layout features)
Type
Book
Language
Persian
Digital
No
Manuscript
Unknown
Pages Count
335
Physical Dimensions
335 leaves : paper ; 263 x 190 (184 x 113) mm
Library
HathiTrust Digital Library
Record ID
006836617
Library Location
University of Michigan
Notes
About: Elegant copy of Mawlānā Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī's celebrated didactic poetical work in double verse. | Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 861
Origin: As appears in the colophon at the close of each book, copied by ʻAṭāʼ Allāh al-Ḥusaynī al-Hamadānī (Atta Allah al-Husseini al-Hamdani). As appears in colophon on p.108, transcription of first book (المجلد الاول) completed 14 Shaʻban 1314 [ca. 18 January 1897]. As appears in colophon on p.205, transcription of the second book (Volume Two) completed Rajab 1315 [November-December 1897]. As appears in colophon on p.332, transcription of the third book (المجلد الثالث) completed 25 Ramaḍān 1315 [ca. 17 February 1898]. As appears in colophon on p.435, transcription of the fourth book (the fourth volume) completed in Friday I 1316 [September-October 1898]. As appears in colophon on p.548, transcription of the fifth book (al-majlid al-khams) completed 19 Shaʻbān 1316 [ca. 2 January 1899]. As appears in final colophon on p.670, transcription of sixth book (al-majlid al-sads), Khātimah and entire work completed Shawwāl 1316 [February-March 1899].
Accompanying materials: a. Slip with note "Persian MSS (Heyworth-Dunne?) with Meredith-Owens Notes" -- b. Slip with note "Counted for 1968/69 Annual Report" -- c. Slip with notes in hand of G. Meredith-Owens "MO. 5. Mas̲navi of Rūmī copied by ʻAṭāʼullāh al-Ḥusainī al-Hamadānī in
Shapes shelfmark: Mich. Isl. Ms. temp. no. 10
Binding: Boards covered in black leather with straight grain appearance (appears to have been grained by boarding) ; reminiscent of Type II binding with flap, though flap extends from upper cover and rests outside the lower cover where it is fixed with a metal clasp with pin catch closure ; board linings and hinges in shell marbled paper (mainly in pink, blue and yellow) ; upper and lower covers carry blind-tooled rule borders ; fore edge of text block purple-flecked ; sewn in dark red and bright green thread, four stations ; stuck-on endbands in red leather ; overall in fairly good condition with minor abrasion and staining.
Support: European woven paper, beige in color, highly burnished.
Decoration: Elegant illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān/sarlawḥ) at the opening of each book (mujallad/daftar) following the dībāchah (see pp.4, 112, 210, "438" [338], 438, 550); pieces vary in shape (though mainly large w-shaped pieces) but are similar in coloration, for example at opening on p.4, the headpiece consists of a vertically elongated w-shaped piece filled with swirling floral vegetal decoration in lavender, orange-red and blue black bands (others include rectangular piece setting off the basmalah) ; written area surrounded by frame consisting of a heavy gold band defined by black fillets with innermost red rule and outermost blue rule, divisions within (and outer margin) defined by narrow gold bands outlined in black fillets ; section headings rubricated or in blue ink.
Script: Naskh ; exquisite Blinds hand ; partially but irregularly seriffed with curvilinear descenders (some swooping), pointing in distinct dots, superscripting of final words and letters, mainly open counters, partially vocalized ; headings in seriffed tawqīʻ, fully vocalized.
Layout: Written mainly in 24 lines per page, with written area divided into four columns ; frame-ruled.
Collation: i, IV (8), 2 III+1(22), 10 IV(102), IV+1 (111), 6 IV(159), III (165), IV+2 (175), 5 IV(215), IV+2 (225), 6 IV(273), 2 IV+1(291), 4 IV(323), V(333), I(335), i ; chiefly quaternions ; catch title (Vol. I, Vol. II, etc.) at the head of each page ; some leaves left blank between the close of one book and the dībāchah of the next ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes flyleaves).
Colophon: "Scribal," triangular, reads "Praise be to Allah who was able to swear and publish this noble version on Saturday of the holy month of Shawwal in Sanaa 1316 by the servant of Allah Al-Husseini Al-Hamdani
Explicit: "It's a short story that I went in hijab and Allah knows the reward.
Incipit: "Bshno az ni chun hakait mikand az jdayiha shakait mikand.
Title from colophons on pp. 10-1 205 , 332 , and
Ms. codex.
Possible former inventory marks on front flyleaf (p.1) and 'title page' (p.3) "28" etc. ; note on flyleaf refers to declaration of independence by Azerbaijan on 28 May 1918 "28 May 1918 Azerbaijan Republic Declares Independence" ; on final leaf (p.671, left blank) accession details in pencil "Rare Book Room | Gift | Source Unknown | 12-11-54" ; notabilia (side-heads) clarifying difficult terms.
