Author
Wood, Casey A. (Casey Albert), 1856-1942, former owner, ʻAlāʼ al-Dawlah, of Tabaristan, honoree, 'Ali ibn Maḥmūd, known as Ṣāyigh al-Shirāzī al-Murshidī. transcriber
Publication Date
1404
Subject
Natural history -- Pre-Linnean works, Encyclopedias and dictionaries -- To 1600, Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Persian, Zoology -- Early works to 1800, Biology -- Early works to 1800, Birds -- Early works to 1800, Dreams -- Early works to 1800, Eye -- Diseases -- Early works to 1800, Insects -- Early works to 1800, Botany -- Early works to 1800, Herbs -- Therapeutic use -- Early works to 1800, Astronomy -- Early works to 1800, Astrology -- Early works to 1800, Mathematics -- Early works to 1800, Geography -- Early works to 1800, Medicine -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Persian -- Québec (Province) -- Montréal, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian -- Specimens, Rare Material, 15th Century, McGill University Library Digitized Title, Rare Books & Special Collections - Blacker Wood, Natural history, Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Zoology, Biology, Birds, Dreams, Eye, Insects, Botany, Herbs, Astronomy, Astrology, Mathematics, Geography, Medicine, Manuscripts, Persian, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian
Type
Book
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Bursa Uludağ University Library
Library Asset ID
edsocc.community.32956848
Record ID
q2d7phpr7j
Library Location
Rare Books and Special Collections, McGill University
Date
1404
Notes
Rare Books and Special Collections, McGill University
Sample Text
124 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 38 x 26 cm, Manuscript, Holding in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections, Blacker Wood Rare Books: Three titles bound together subsequent to production: Nuzhat-nāmah-yi ʻAlāʼī (ff.1b-62a). Rab. I 807 [1404]. -- Risālah-i Takmīlī bar Nuzhat-nāmah-yi ʻAlāʼī. [between 1404 and 1504]. -- Farrukh-nāmah-i Jamālī. Rab. II 597 [1201], Title from page 4, date of copy from the last page, Includes 6 maqālahs, An explanatory note on the composition of the book for Kākūyid ruler 'Aḍud al-Dīn 'Alā al-Dawlah [Abū Kālījār Garshāsp] (d.1141), followed by 2 pages detailed table of contents, Oriental paper; clear Naskh script ; rubrications; 27 lines per page, Includes numerous colorful paintings of birds, plants and mammals, First page includes a seal impression of Amān Allāh or his father Mahābatkhān (f.1a), Text ends with faṣl 7 of bāb 3 of maqālah 4, The work deals with natural history describing animals, birds and insects, accompanied by numerous paintings and illustrations, Some pages are damaged and remargined in some places, Full Lacquer binding with a traditional centre-piece and pendants, without flap; stab sewn, In Hājji Khalīfah, volume VI, page 336, ʻAlāʼi is given as the author's name. In this copy, with no author's name provided, the author states that he entitled his book ʻAlāʼi in honor of ʻAlāʼ-al-Dawlah of Ṭabaristān. The Nuzhat-nāmah is mentioned in the Faraḥ-nāmah of al-Jamāli and ascribed to Shahr-mardān al-Mustawfi (cf. Br. Mus. P., page 465 and Browne, page 288), Gacek, Adam. Persian manuscripts in the libraries of the McGill University, Wood, Casey A. Vertebrate zoology, Br. Mus. P., Browne, Hājji Khalīfah, Hitti, A compendium of natural history, mathematics, astronomy, interpretation of dreams, meteorological phenomena, medicine, etc, Presented to the library by Casey Wood in 1926, Holding in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections, Blacker Wood Rare Books: Presented to the library by Casey Wood in 1926, Holding in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections, Blacker Wood Rare Books: Full Lacquer binding with a traditional centre-piece and pendants, without flap; stab sewn, Gacek, Adam. Persian manuscripts in the libraries of the McGill University, 201, 339, 340, Wood, Casey A. Vertebrate zoology, page 564, Br. Mus. P., page 465, Browne, page 288, Hājji Khalīfah, volume VI, page 336, Hitti, 63
Tanımlayıcılar
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