Ganj al-maʻānī | گنج المعانی،
( گنج المعانی،)

İsim	Ganj al-maʻānī \| گنج المعانی،
İsim Orijinal	گنج المعانی،
Yazar	Abdülhamid II, Sultan of the Turks, former owner \| Âli Paşa, former owner \| Caulfeild, James, former owner \| Navvāb Shīr Jang Bahādur, patron, former owner \| عالى پاشا، مالك سابق \| نواب شير جنگ بهادر، راع، مالك سابق
Yazar Orijinal	عالى پاشا، مالك سابق نواب شير جنگ بهادر، راع، مالك سابق
Basım Tarihi:	1744].
Basım Yeri	- University of Michigan
Konu	Manuscripts, Persian \| Persian poetry Early works to 1800. \| more \| less
Tür	Kitap
Dil	Farsça
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Evet
Sayfa Sayısı	174
Fiziksel Boyutlar	174 leaves : paper ; 165 x 114 (92 x 50) mm.
Kütüphane:	Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi
Kayıt Numarası	006817980
Lokasyon	University of Michigan
Tarih	1744].
Notlar	Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 350 \| 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). \| Former shelfmark: "365 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" in pencil on verso of front flyleaf ; "١٤١" on tail edge of text block. \| 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 cornerpieces 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 cornerpieces (each filled with vegetal compositions) as well as gold-painted and tooled borders, outermost on a blue-painted feild ; 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. \| 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. \| Decoration: Fine illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening of table of contents (فهرست) 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. \| 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. \| Layout: Written in 7 lines per page with written area divided to two columns ; frame-ruled. \| 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 ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during cataloguing. \| Colophon: "Scribal," reads "حرره العبد المذنب العاصی یحتاج الی رحمة الله الملک الاعلی رضا بتاریخ بیست و چهارم شهر ذی الحجه روزسه شنبه سنه ١١۵۶ هجری سمت اتمام پذیرفت این مجموعۀ جهان آرا مسمی بگنج المعانی که نواب شیر جنگ بهادر دام اقباله در سلک انتخاب کشیده و بندۀ درگاه بموجب امر اشرف در دار الخلافۀ شاهجهان آباد در عین بی سرانجافی ..." \| Incipit: "سر دفتر ستایش حمد خدا تویی بسم الله صحیفۀ هر مدعا تویی ..." \| Title from closing matter on p.347. \| Ms. codex. \| Elegant copy of a selection of Persian poetry with contents listing ("فهرست این نسخه اشعار منتخبات خاص") provided prior to opening of text (see pp.4-8). Contributions to the cataloguing from Elizabeth Kunze. \| more \| less

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Ganj al-maʻānī | گنج المعانی،

( گنج المعانی،)

Yazar Orijinal عالى پاشا، مالك سابق نواب شير جنگ بهادر، راع، مالك سابق

Basım Tarihi 1744].

Basım Yeri - University of Michigan

Konu Manuscripts, Persian | Persian poetry Early works to 1800. | more | less

Tür Kitap

Dil Farsça

Dijital Evet

Yazma Evet

Sayfa Sayısı 174

Fiziksel Boyutlar 174 leaves : paper ; 165 x 114 (92 x 50) mm.

Kütüphane Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi

Kayıt Numarası 006817980

Lokasyon University of Michigan

Tarih 1744].

Notlar Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 350 | 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). | Former shelfmark: "365 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" in pencil on verso of front flyleaf ; "١٤١" on tail edge of text block. | 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 cornerpieces 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 cornerpieces (each filled with vegetal compositions) as well as gold-painted and tooled borders, outermost on a blue-painted feild ; 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. | 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. | Decoration: Fine illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening of table of contents (فهرست) 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. | 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. | Layout: Written in 7 lines per page with written area divided to two columns ; frame-ruled. | 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 ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during cataloguing. | Colophon: "Scribal," reads "حرره العبد المذنب العاصی یحتاج الی رحمة الله الملک الاعلی رضا بتاریخ بیست و چهارم شهر ذی الحجه روزسه شنبه سنه ١١۵۶ هجری سمت اتمام پذیرفت این مجموعۀ جهان آرا مسمی بگنج المعانی که نواب شیر جنگ بهادر دام اقباله در سلک انتخاب کشیده و بندۀ درگاه بموجب امر اشرف در دار الخلافۀ شاهجهان آباد در عین بی سرانجافی ..." | Incipit: "سر دفتر ستایش حمد خدا تویی بسم الله صحیفۀ هر مدعا تویی ..." | Title from closing matter on p.347. | Ms. codex. | Elegant copy of a selection of Persian poetry with contents listing ("فهرست این نسخه اشعار منتخبات خاص") provided prior to opening of text (see pp.4-8). Contributions to the cataloguing from Elizabeth Kunze. | more | less