Author
Saʻdī
Publication Date
[1540]
Subject
Manuscripts, Persian—New Jersey—Princeton[Browse]
Type
kitap
Language
Persian
Digital
No
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
108
Physical Dimensions
108 leaves : paper ; 291 x 191 (179 x 103) mm. bound to 294 x 197 mm.
Library
Princeton University Library
Library Asset ID
767525710
Record ID
9969128093506421
Date
[1540]
Notes
Ms. codex.Title from fol. 1a by later hand.On fol. 2a, label reading "1137" in Arabic script.Text is followed by one page of rubāʻīyāt on fol. 108a.Physical description: 15 lines per page, in 1-2 columns; written in nastaʻliq in black on heavy, tan, glazed, laid Arabic paper. Text framed in blue, black and gold; rubrication in blue and gold. Catchwords. Some staining and water damage, particularly at beginning and end of ms. Otherwise in good condition.Decoration: On fol. 2b, well-executed illuminated ʻunwān in a floral pattern, mainly in gold and blue. Basmalah written in black in central lozenge with gold ground decorated with black foliar pattern. Circular illuminated ornament, partially smudged, on fol. 1a.Origin: Copy completed in the middle of Ramaḍān 946 H [January 1540] by Muḥammad Qāsim ibn Luqmān Jāmī (fol. 107b). - Lacquered binding consisting of a central mandorla, pendants, corner designs, and outer frame in black filled with gold floral pattern; remainder filled with black and gold floral pattern on brown background. Lacquered doublures consisting of central gold mandorla, pendants, and corner designs in gold pattern on dark green background; set within a red frame containing a gold floral pattern. In excellent condition.
Getty Türü
Headpieces (layout features)—Islamic Empire—16th century[Browse]Illuminated manuscripts—Islamic Empire—16th century[Browse]
Dil Notu
Persian.
Kaynak
Birth notices on fol. 108b dated 1336, 1299, and 1301.
Nadir Kitap Türü
Lacquered bindings[Browse]
Standart Başlık
Gulistān[Browse]گلستان[Browse]
