Author
Shabistarī, Maḥmūd ibn ʻAbd al-Karīm, -approximately 1320, Shabistarī, Mahmoud bin Abdul Karīm
Author Original
شبسترى محمود بن عبد الكريم
Publication Date
1780
Subject
Sufi poetry, Persian -- Early works to 1800, Persian poetry -- 747-1500, Masnavis, Persian -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Persian -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type
Book
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
50 leaves : paper ; 159 x 1104 (121 x 57) mm. bound to 162 x 104 mm
Library
University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID
1194842105
Record ID
990068136740106381
Library Location
UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date
1780
Notes
Ms. codex., Title from inscription on 'title page' (p.1)., Incipit: "In the name of the one who taught the soul to think, the light of the heart of wisdom was kindled...", Explicit: "In my name, I gave the final divine end of Mahmud Kardan Pand... To whomever pleases, what is not fit for a Muslim, that's it, my brother", Collation: 6 IV(48), I (50); quaternions followed by a single bifolium; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization., Layout: Written in 21 lines per page, with written area mainly divided into two columns; frame-ruled., Script: Shikastah elegant hand freely ligatured, with effect of words descending to baseline, elongated 'horizontal' strokes, etc., Decoration: Written area surrounded by frame consisting of red, turquoise, and gold bands with outermost blue rule, columns within and outer margin defined by narrow gold bands outlined by black fillets; section headings rubricated., Support: non-European (likely Persian or Indian) laid paper with 11 laid lines per cm. (vertical, fairly distinct and straight) and no chain lines visible, quite crisp, thin and translucent though sturdy, well-burnished, off-white to gray in color., Binding: Pasteboards covered in black leather now with tan leather over spine and edges/turn-ins (leather faced and edged framed binding formed by turned-out doublures); Type III binding (without flap); doublures in red-brown leather; upper and lower covers carry stamped (with now green onlays) scalloped mandorla (filled with symmetrical vegetal composition) and pendants, as well as a tooled border framing the central area and over edging; sewn in light red thread, six stations incorporating primaries; worked chevron endbands in light red and spring green, fair condition; overall in fairly good condition with some abrasion, staining, lifting of leather, etc. though ill-fitting (too tall, etc.)., Former shelfmark: "364 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on 'title page' (p.1)., Origin: Lacks dated colophon ; paper would suggest late 18th or 19th century., Inscription in pencil on 'title page' (p.1) "364 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" ; partially effaced inscription on verso of final leaf (p.100); relatively clean copy., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 311
Sample Text
Fine copy of the Gulshān-i Rāz, the well-known Ṣūfī mas̲navī of Maḥmūd ibn ʻAbd al-Karīm ibn Yaḥyā al-Shabistarī (d. ca. 1320).
Son Dizinleme Tarihi
20251210
Biçim
Book, Manuscript, Available Online
Koleksiyonda
Abdul Hamid Collection.
Referanslar
Cat. Pers. MSS. Brit. Mus., p.608 f.
Elde Ediliş
Acquired by purchase (funds donated by Horace Rackham).
