Author
Saʻdī, Saadi, Muḥammad Raḥīm ibn Muḥammad, active 1795?, Muhammad Raḥīm ibn Muhammad
Author Original
سعدى محمد رحيم ابن محمد
Publication Date
1795
Subject
Persian poetry -- 747-1500, Manuscripts, Persian -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type
Book
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
346 leaves : paper ; 230 x 145 mm
Library
University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID
1194775061
Record ID
990068129830106381
Library Location
UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date
1795
Notes
Ms. codex., Title from colophon on p.690., Incipit: “A big space and a happy ending, for the sake of His Majesty and uncle Nawala...”, Explicit: “There was a drumbeat that led to farcical and funny things,” Colophon: “Scribal,” in Arabic and Persian, reads “The separation occurred from This book was edited by Sheikh Saadi, may God have mercy on him, on the date of the day of Najshanbeh, Shasham, in the holy month of Shaban, in the year 129 of the chosen Prophet’s migration, peace be upon him, by the hand of the weak and frightened, hoping for the mercy of the Almighty King, Muhammad Rahim, son of Muhammad, may God Almighty protect him from all calamities... God Almighty willing.”, Collation: 43 IV (344), I (346), i ; almost exclusively quaternions; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals., Layout: Written in 15 lines per page, with up to 28 lines on the diagonal in the margin; frame-ruled; written area occasionally divided into two columns to set off verses., Script: Nastaʻlīq ; elegant hand; serifless with effect of words descending to baseline, elongation of horizontal strokes, mainly closed counters, pointing in distinct dots., Decoration: Splendid illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening on p.2 consisting of large rectangular panel with gold cartouche carrying the heading section in red flanked by light blue pendants and surrounded by swirling arabesque in gold with red, green, yellow, pink, etc. Floral accents on a dark blue ground, surmounted by vertically elongated w-shaped piece filled with elaborate floral vegetable design in shades of pink, lavender, blue, green, yellow, etc. on fields of dark blue and gold, all set in a well of heavy gold interlace; a smaller version of the central headpiece itself appears in the margin; Illuminated marginal decoration on incipit and facing page consisting of a swirling vegetable composition in gold with blue accents; additional exquisite double-page illuminations at openings of Gulistān (p.46-47) and Būstān (p.152-153); Smaller, simpler illuminated headpieces at section openings; Occasionally illuminated accents with arabesque or chī cloud designs appear in triangular panels of the marginal written area; written area of incipit and facing page set off by gold cloud-bands; written area (columns within and margin) surrounded by gold frame; keywords and section headings rubricated., Support: European laid paper with 10 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 22-24 mm. apart (horizontal), and watermark of smiling lion guard passant (see p.8-9, 24-25, etc.) ; creamy, lightly burnished, thin and transluscent though sturdy., Binding: Heavy pasteboards covered in painted lacquerwork, spine and hinges in dark red brown leather; Type III binding (without flap); two-piece binding (overlapping flanges visible at spine); doublures in fine painted lacquerwork of composition evoking book cover design with central mandorla and pendants (filled with flowers and leaves in bronze / gold on a black ground) as well as vegetable border; upper and lower covers also in fine painted lacquerwork of composition evoking book cover design with central mandorla, pendants and cornerpieces (filled with flowers and leaves in bronze / gold on a dark red ground) surrounded by swirling floral vegetable pattern in bronze / gold; flyleaves in shell marbled paper (mainly in pink, blue); sewn in red and green thread, two stations; worked chevron endbands in light green and pink, good condition; Overall in fairly good condition with minor abrasion and losses to lacquerwork and pasteboard, etc. ; binding may be earlier than text block., Former shelfmark: "151 T.D.M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on verso of front flyleaf ; "15/7" inscribed in ink on 'title page' (p.1)., Origin: As appears in colophon on p.690, copied by Muḥammad Raḥīm ibn Muḥammad Ẕurrīyah [?] with transcription completed 6 Shaʻbān 1209 [?] [ca. 26 February 1795?], Effaced oval seal impression at close on p.690 (resembles that on p.692); octagonal seal impression on p.691 ; oval seal impression with “Muhammad Hussein bin Hussein...” repeated several times on final leaf (p.692)., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 297
Sample Text
Elegant copy of the collected works of Saʻdī.
Katkıda Bulunanlar
Muḥammad Raḥīm ibn Muḥammad, active 1795?, scribe.
Son Dizinleme Tarihi
20251210
Biçim
Book, Manuscript, Available Online
Koleksiyonda
Abdul Hamid Collection.
Referanslar
Cat. Pers. MSS. Brit. Mus., p.595 ff.
Elde Ediliş
Acquired by purchase (funds donated by Horace Rackham).
Konular (Diğer)
Headpieces (layout features)
