Author
Rūḥī Kirmānī, A.
Publication Date
1338 [April 21, 1920]
Publication Place
[Iran?] -
Subject
Manuscripts, Persian—New Jersey—Princeton[Browse]
Type
Book
Language
Persian
Digital
No
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
47
Physical Dimensions
47 leaves : paper ; 205 x 123 (144 x 75) mm bound to 216 x 135 mm.
Library
Princeton University Library
Library Asset ID
1542827600
Record ID
99131595486906421
Date
1338 [April 21, 1920]
Notes
Ms. codex. Title from caption (fol. 1b). Spine label in Arabic script reads "249, Suʼālāt-i sabʻah, Ruʼyā-yi Rūhī Kirmānī." Collation: Lined paper ; fol. ii (f. i is unlined) + 47 + i (unlined paper) ; catchwords; pagination in ink using Hindu-Arabic numerals; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals.Layout: 19 lines per page.Description: Headings in violet; MS in excellent condition. Origin: According to colophon text written in Rajab 1337 and copy completed 2 Sha`bān 1338 (fol. 46a). In the handwriting of Mīrzā Muṣṭafá. Incipit: Bismillah Rahman Al Raheem (Introduction) Now twelve stages of Iran's modern life have passed and now the people of this country are wandering in the axis of ignorance, need, poverty, misfortune, and there is not a glimmer of prosperity and success throughout this country - Contemporary? type III (without flap) binding in brown and red leather. - Seven questions concerning contemporary social and political matters and their answers from a Shi'ite perspective; in Persian. The author is not the well-known supporter and son-in-law of Ṣubḥ-i Azal, since it was written about 18 years after the former's death.
Bağışçı
Miller, William McElwee[Browse]
Kaynak
Signature: "M Saied, Tehran" (lower pastedown). Formerly owned by Saʻīd Khān Kurdistānī (Dr. Saeed Khan).
Edinme Kaynağı
Gift; William McElwee Miller.
