Author
ʻAṭṭār, Farīd al-Dīn | عطار، فريد الدين
Author Original
عطار، فريد الدين
Publication Date
[15--?].
Publication Place
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University of Michigan
Subject
Sufi poetry Early works to 1800. | Manuscripts, Persian | more | less
Type
kitap
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
374
Physical Dimensions
1 v. ([374 p.]) : paper ; 22.5 cm.
Library
Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID
OCLC: 81282239
Record ID
005220673
Library Location
University of Michigan
Date
[15--?].
Notes
Origin: As appears in colophon at close on p.344, copied by ʻĀrif Jadval-kash [?] ( كاتب العبد عارف جدول کش ) with date of transcription unspecified ; perhaps late 15th or 16th century. | Binding: Leather bound codex with intricate tooling on upper and lower covers as well as envelope flap; some floral and designs around borders; central medalion features a male and female gazelle. Doublures contain leather filigree with remnants of green and gold paint. | Decoration: Opening page is ornamented with gold and blue paint; following pages bordered with gold and blue paint; chapter titles written in blue and red ink. | Script: Text written in nastaʻlīq. | Title from illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening. | Ms. codex. | Masnavī (long poem in rhymed couplets) completed in 1177; narrates the allegorical tale of a mystical journey of thirty birds. Narrative frame of this mystical journey is broken into numerous anecdotes which the various birds recount along the way. | more | less
