Author
Navvāb Shīr Jang Bahādur, active 1744, Caulfeild, James, 1782-1852, Âli Paşa, 1815-1871,
Author Original
نواب شير جنگ بهادر، عالى پاشا،
Publication Date
1744
Publication Place
[Shahjahanabad] -
Subject
Persian poetry -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Persian -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type
Book
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
174 leaves : paper ; 165 x 114 (92 x 50) mm
Library
University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID
1194701125
Record ID
990068179800106381
Library Location
UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date
1744
Notes
Ms. codex., Title from closing matter on p.347., Incipit: "The head of the book of praise to God is you, in the name of God, the book of every prayer you are...", Colophon: "Scribal," reads "Harreh al-Abd al-Muznab al-Aasi, Yahtih eli Rahmatullah al-Mulk al-Ala Reza, on the twenty-fourth of Dhu al-Hijjah, Tuesday, 1156 AH, towards the end, this collection of worlds was accepted as the name of Baganj al-Ma'ani, which Nawab The lion of war, Bahadur Dam Iqbale, has been chosen in Selek and is the servant of the gate under the command of Ashraf in the house of the Caliphate of Shahjahan Abad, in the end of his life...", Collation: ii, II (4), 15 IV(124), II (128), IV (136), IV+2 (146), 2 IV(162), IV-1 (169), III-1 (174), ii; almost exclusively quaternions; present catchwords; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during cataloguing., Layout: Written in 7 lines per page with written area divided into two columns; frame-ruled., Script: Nastaʻlīq; large, elegant Indian hand in a medium to heavy line; characteristically serifless with gentle effect of words descending to baseline, superscripting of letters, elongation and exaggerated thickness of horizontal strokes, pointing mainly in distinct dots, occasionally set very close together or conjoined, dramatically sweeping shaqq or sarkash on many kāfs, point of final nūn set just down in wide, slightly angled bowl., Decoration: Fine illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening of table of contents (list) on p.4 and at opening of text on p.10, the latter consisting of rectangular piece with gold cartouche carrying basmalah surmounted by w-shaped piece / scalloped dome filled with swirling floral vegetal decoration in orange, blue, bright pistachio green, pink, white, and lavender on grounds of blue and gold, all set in a well of pink bands with lavender crosses and surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) in blue; splendid illuminated marginal decoration (in floral and vegetal forms) completes illuminated double-page opening on pp. 10-11; simpler headpieces (in the form of gold rectangular pieces) appear at headings of other sections throughout; written area throughout surrounded by gold frame with outermost white rule; margins and columns within also defined by gold bands outlined in black; keywords rubricated., Support: Framing written area, a non-European (likely Indian) laid paper with 8-9 laid lines per cm. (vertical, distinct, curving) and no chain lines plainly visible, dense and sturdy, well-burnished, tinted blue in color and silver-flecked; small rectangle of written area in another likely Indian laid paper, faintly marbled in pink (reminiscent of kumlu / kılçıklı ebru) and gold-flecked; endpapers in still another paper (likely also of Indian manufacture), well-burnished, gray in tone; subtle repairs in blue paper., Binding: Pasteboards covered in dark red leather; Type III binding (without flap); two-piece binding (seam of overlapping flanges visible at spine); doublures also in dark red leather painted in shades of blue and gold to define central mandorla, pendants and corner pieces overlaid with elegant swirling vegetal decoration (stamped or appliqué design); hinges also in dark red leather, interior of spine in woven textile; upper and lower covers carry stamped and gold-painted mandorla, pendants and corner pieces (each filled with vegetal compositions) as well as gold-painted and tooled borders, outermost on a blue-painted field; sewn in white thread, four stations plus primaries, somewhat loose but sound; worked endbands in white, blue and a dark metallic thread; overall in fairly good condition with some abrasion, minor pest damage, some gatherings loose, etc. ; subtle repair to replace lost pigment in border on upper cover., Former shelfmark: "365 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" in pencil on verso of front flyleaf; "141" on tail edge of text block., Origin: As appears in colophon on pp.346-347, copied by one Riz̤ā with transcription completed 24 Dhū al-Ḥijjah 1156 [ca. 8 February 1744] apparently on the order of Navvāb (Nawāb) Shīr Jang Bahādur in Shāhjahānābād (Delhi)., Label on upper cover with inscription addressing contents "Biyaz Kitabi..."; presentation statements on front flyleaf "To Prince Ickbaloodaulah from Major Genl J Caulfeild 2d Octbr 1851" (see bookplate on back flyleaf) and "To H.E. ʻAlee Pasha from Ekbalooddowla" (likely Mehmet Emin Âli Paşa, d.1871 whose son Mustafa Reşit owned several other manuscripts from the Abdul Hamid Collection); statement noting patron "Bayaz Kitabi [?] Poems of Sir Nawab Shir Jang" (p.1) and poetic excerpts in ruqʻah (p.3) on leaves preceding opening of table of contents; effaced statements and rectangular seal impression on main 'title page' (p.9); on back flyleaf bookplate in name of James Caulfeild (1782-1852, soldier and political officer in British India, author of Observations on our Indian administration, civil and military) with arms (barruly of ten pieces, lion passant-guardant on canton, dragon's head crest, motto "Deo duce ferro comitante," cf. the arms of his ancestor in O'Laughlin, The Irish book of arms, p.62); clean copy., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 350
Sample Text
Elegant copy of a selection of Persian poetry with contents listing ("List of this version of the poems of special selections") provided prior to opening of text (see pp.4-8). Contributions to the cataloging from Elizabeth Kunze.
Katkıda Bulunanlar
Navvāb Shīr Jang Bahādur, active 1744, patron, former owner., Caulfeild, James, 1782-1852, former owner., Âli Paşa, 1815-1871, former owner.
Son Dizinleme Tarihi
20251210
Biçim
Book, Manuscript, Available Online
Koleksiyonda
Abdul Hamid Collection.
Referanslar
Khan Sahib Maulvi Abdul Muqtuadir, "A List of the more valuable Persian MSS. in the Library." In O'Connor, Scott. An Eastern library. (Glasgow : Printed at the University Press by R. Maclehose, 1920): 54-72, no.109, p.70, O'Laughlin, Michael. The Irish book of arms. (Kansas City, Mo. : Irish Genealogical Foundation, 2000), p.62
Elde Ediliş
Acquired by purchase (funds donated by Horace Rackham).
Konular (Diğer)
Headpieces (layout features)
