Author
Sa'dī
Author Original
سعدى
Publication Date
1840
Publication Place
[Tehran] -
Subject
Persian poetry -- 747-1500, Manuscripts, Persian -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type
Book
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
59 leaves : paper ; 198 x 125 (140 x 78) mm. bound to 205 x 134 mm
Library
University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID
1194844167
Record ID
990068136730106381
Library Location
UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date
Possibly between 1840-1860
Notes
Ms. codex., Title from closing matter on p.117., Incipit: "Praise be to God Almighty, whose obedience brings you nearness...", Explicit: "The Golestan book of Sheikh Saadi Shirazi, may God have mercy on him, is finished, with the blessing of Hazrat Bari, his name is Ho Al-Musta'an, and upon him, know that in this book, as is the custom of authors and the practice of authors, the poems of the predecessors were not combined in a metaphorical way... let it be on the messengers of Balag and that is enough". Colophon: "Scribal," rectangular, reads "Alhamdulillah, and the blessings and peace of Allah be upon Muhammad Wala, the book was written on Saturday in the city of Jamadi al-Awali [?] May God bless him. It was written in Dar al-Khilafah, Tehran, or Nazer fieh Asael, by Allah, the Most Merciful, Ali al-Musnaf, and ask forgiveness for his wife, and seek forgiveness for my soul.", Collation: i, IV (8), II (12), IV (20), III (26), 3 IV (50), IV + 1 (59), i ; chiefly quaternions; present catchwords; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during cataloguing., Layout: Written in 15 lines per page; frame-ruled., Script: Shikastah-nastaʻlīq ; elegant hand in a thin line; Compact and freely ligatured with effect of words descending to baseline, pointing (somewhat casual) in distinct dots, elongation of horizontal strokes and sweeping descenders (many reversed or recurved). dome composed of swirling arabesques and floral motifs in shades of gold, orange, lavender, blue, green and white on a gold ground, all set in a well of dark blue (with white dots), bright spring green, orange and gold bands; gold cloud-bands and finely executed illuminated marginal decoration (with floral motifs and saz leaves in gold, lavender and blue) complete the double-page illumination (pp.2-3); written area surrounded by frame consisting of heavy gold band with outermost blue rule; margin defined by narrow gold band; rubricated keywords; textual dividers in the form of four dots in red., Support: non-European (likely Persian or Indian) laid paper with 11-12 laid lines per cm. (vertical or horizontal, quite distinct, fairly straight) and chain lines only rarely visible, quite dense and sturdy though translucent, highly sized and burnished, gray in tone; some staining, minor pest damage, etc., Binding: Thin boards (semi-limp) covered in dark green to black leather; Western style binding; pastedowns and flyleaves in light blue-green woven paper; spine gold-stamped with title and double bands (at head, tail and above and below title); sewn in white thread over three recessed cords, also stab sewn, tightly bound; Western style endbands; overall in fair condition with minor abrasion, excess adhesive and some breakage at gutters, etc., Former shelfmark: "203 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on upper pastedown., Origin: Lacks dated colophon; decoration, etc. would suggest mid to late 19th century. Apparently executed by the same craftsmen who produced Isl. Ms. 298., Inventory marks (possibly provided by book seller) on 'title page' (p.1) including "(1)" (compare mark in Isl. Ms. 298); clean copy., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 310
Sample Text
Elegant copy of the Gulistān, celebrated collection of moralizing anecdotes in rhymed prose interspersed with verse (maqāmah form), composed in 1258 by the renowned Persian poet and prose writer, Saʻdī (d.1292). Contributions to the cataloguing from Elizabeth Kunze.
Son Dizinleme Tarihi
20251210
Biçim
Book, Manuscript, Available Online
Koleksiyonda
Abdul Hamid Collection.
Referanslar
Cat. Pers. MSS Brit. Mus., p.595 ff., Browne, v. ii, p.525-532, Rypka, p.251-253
Elde Ediliş
Acquired by purchase (funds donated by Horace Rackham).
Konular (Diğer)
Headpieces (layout features)
