Author
Abū Ṭālib Khān, 1752-1806?, Abu Talib Khan, 1752-1806?
Author Original
ابو طالب خان
Publication Date
1825
Subject
Poets, Persian -- Biography -- Early works to 1800, Persian poetry -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Persian -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type
Book
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
402 leaves : paper ; 299 x 200 (218 x 134) mm. bound to 305 x 207 mm
Library
University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID
1194772316
Record ID
990068045890106381
Library Location
UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date
Possibly between 1825-1875
Notes
Ms. codex., Title supplied by cataloguer from opening matter (preface) on fol.2b (p.4)., Incipit: "The lullaby of the manifesto of thanks and praise for the merits of Nasar Daman Kabriai [?] Nazmi, who with the full power of the gem-like words and meanings in the marriage of the words of Wolsan Nasai [?] drew and jeweled... But then Abjad Khan of the Yehamdani school [?] Abu Talib Ibn Moghfoor Haji Mohammad Tabrizi Al-Isfahani is the voice of Ahush and the hard work of the seekers of Sakhdani...", Explicit: "Yaqub Shah bin Yusuf is the Shah who in the year nine hundred and ninety-five won Seth Akbari when he was unable to come to Bhand, and in the order of the administrators of the cultivation of them, Kashmir belonged to the sultans of Delhi. Now it is in the possession of Shah Abdali. Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds, that this comprehensive treatise has been concluded", Collation: i, 38 IV (304), III+1 (311), IV+1 (320), 4 IV (352), I (354), III (360), 5 IV (400), I (402), i ; chiefly quaternions; a few gaps in the text on fol.349b (p.698) where rubrics appear to be lacking; present catchwords; pagination in pencil, Western numerals supplied during cataloguing., Layout: Written in roughly 27 lines per page (though varies where tables of contents, figures, diagrams, etc. appear) ; mainly large single column, often divided into four columns where poetry appears but varies to accommodate tables of contents and figures; frame-ruled (impression of ruling board quite evident)., Script: Nasta'līq; small, fine Persianate hand; sans serif characteristic descent of words to baseline, superscript of final words/letters, letterforms, etc. ; tables of contents in the main work provided in an unpointed script (resembling siyāq / siyāqat), freely ligatured and with dramatic swooping tails., Decoration: Well-executed illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān) on fol.1b (p.2) consists of narrow rectangular piece with empty gold cartouche and flanking accents in gold, blue, red, and pink surmounted by tall scalloped semi-circular (dome) approaching w-shaped piece with intricate swirling floral vegetal pattern in black, blue, pink, red, green, yellow, orange, white, and gold on fields of blue and gold; similar illuminated headpiece appears on fol.312b (p.624); on fol.314b (p.628) and fol.316b (p.632) small illuminated headpieces, mainly gold resembling elongated cartouche with flanking accent pieces in white, blue, pink, yellow and red; on fol.339a (p.677) an illuminated headpiece consisting of narrow rectangular piece carrying the basmalah surmounted by a piece giving the effect of an inverted w-shaped piece with swirling floral vegetal pattern similar to that appearing in the first headpieces; throughout, text is surrounded by a frame consisting of a heavy gold band outlined by black fillets, an inner gold band and an outer blue fillet and then at some distance a second frame consisting of a thin gold band outlined by black fillets; various columns and other areas of the written area are delineated by a thin gold band outlined by black fillets; on incipit and facing page, margin filled with a swirling floral vegetal pattern in black, gold, red, and green; text rubricated with keywords, section headings, overlining, etc. in red decorative tables of contents appear in main work; a few diagrams appear in main work and several in appended works, see for example diagrams in treatise on prosody (divided concentric circles fol.318b-320a/p.636-639 and tree-like forms fol.320b/p.640) and in historical work (figure of fol.352b/p.704 showing the planets through Saturn in their orbits around the sun and figure of fol.359b/p.718 showing the circle of the Earth divided into its inhabited and uninhabited quarters)., Support: European laid paper of at least two types [1] in opening quire, final quire, etc. vertical chain lines very evenly spaced at 25 mm. apart, any laid lines are too fine to be visible, dark cream, burnished; watermarks include "PICARDO" with six petaled flower above, alternating with lion in scrollwork in other leaves (as in Heawood 3737, c.1825 Lisbon) and [2] in final folio, etc. chain lines vertical evenly spaced 29 mm. apart, laid lines horizontally spaced roughly 11 laid lines per cm., quite even and distinct, well-burnished, dark cream color; watermarks include latin cross in minor scrollwork shield, initials "G B" below (final folio); in second to final folio "BELLANDO"; in fourth to final folio "GRILLO" with figure on ball/pedestal (very similar to Heawood 1364-1365) above; some burnishers marks; pigment burn (especially blue in illuminated headpieces)., Binding: Heavy pasteboards covered in red orange leather; Type III binding (without flap); board linings in blue-tinted, gold-flecked paper; flyleaves in untinted (cream to dark cream) wove paper; upper and lower covers bear simple tooled (with s-shaped stamp) and gold-painted outer border with inner rulings of gold-painted fillets; sewn in pink-cream thread, two stations; finely worked chevron endbands in yellow (soiled and faded to cream) and maroon; in fair condition with some abrasion, staining, edge wear, gashes, etc. ; endbands in excellent condition; cover still very well-attached to textblock despite the book's heft., Accompanying materials: a. envelope in blue woven paper printed in French, Ottoman Turkish, Greek and Armenian with the mark of a pharmacy in "Makrıköy" [Makrıköy, Istanbul] accompanied by inscription in ink, ruq'ah script with name, etc. "Ezzatlu Ismail Bek Effendi..." -- b. between fol.119-120 (p.238-239) a slip inscribed with names, etc. in black ink, Ottoman hand., Origin: Lacks dated colophon, but probably mid 19th century as suggested by paper. Opening matter on fol.2b (p.4) indicates that composition of main work was finished in 1207 [1792-1793]., Former owners' marks include "420 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" in pencil on verso of front flyleaf and "10 / 5" in black ink on fol.1a (p.1); a few glosses, notabilia and marginal corrections, though fairly clean copy., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 269
Sample Text
Fine copy of Abū Ṭālib Khān Tabrīzī Iṣfahānī's Khulāṣat al-afkār, a taz̲kirah with notices for Persian poets and extracts from their works, followed by his treatises on moral behavior, music, prosody, and medicine as well as his universal history, Lubb al-siyar va jahānʹnumā.
Son Dizinleme Tarihi
20251210
Biçim
Book, Manuscript, Biography, Available Online
Koleksiyonda
Abdul Hamid Collection.
Referanslar
Cat. Pers. MSS. Brit Mus., p. 378, Bland, N. "On the earliest Persian biography of poets, by Muhammad Aúfi, and on some other works of the class called Tazkirat ul Shuârá," in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland v.9, 1848 (pp.111-176), in particular pp.153-158
Elde Ediliş
Acquired by purchase (funds donated by Horace Rackham).
Konular (Diğer)
Headpieces (layout features)
