Ātashkadah is one of the most renowned memoirs of the Persian poets of the 18th century that was compiled by Āzar Bīgdilī between 1760-1779. This memoir includes biographies and samples of works of c.850 poets. Ātashkadah consists of an introduction and two 'majmar' [censers]. The introduction contains the history of Iran from the Afghan Invasion to the government of Karim Khan Zand. The first 'censer' is made of three 'akhgar' [sparks], eleven 'sharārah' [flares], two 'shuʿāʿ' [gleams], and one 'furūgh' [blaze], and includes biographies and poetry of poets from Iran, Turan and India. The second 'censer' has two 'partaw' [rays], and includes biographies and poetry of Āzar Bīgdilī and poets contemporary to him. — Multiple dates; Chahārbāgh school of Isfahān
Wadh.Minasian 234
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Ātashkadah is one of the most renowned memoirs of the Persian poets of the 18th century that was compiled by Āzar Bīgdilī between 1760-1779. This memoir includes biographies and samples of works of c.850 poets. Ātashkadah consists of an introduction and two 'majmar' [censers]. The introduction contains the history of Iran from the Afghan Invasion to the government of Karim Khan Zand. The first 'censer' is made of three 'akhgar' [sparks], eleven 'sharārah' [flares], two 'shuʿāʿ' [gleams], and one 'furūgh' [blaze], and includes biographies and poetry of poets from Iran, Turan and India. The second 'censer' has two 'partaw' [rays], and includes biographies and poetry of Āzar Bīgdilī and poets contemporary to him. — Multiple dates; Chahārbāgh school of Isfahān
Shelfmark
Wadh.Minasian 234
Place of origin
Chahārbāgh school of Isfahān
Date
November-December 1832
Language
Persian
Contents
Form
codex
Support
Western paper (watermark), natural buff, varying thickness (thick and regular), one size, glossy.
Physical extent
225 ff.
Hands
Shikastah in one hand, regular. Anonymous Very beautiful Shikastah handwriting whose scribe is unknown.
Decoration
Rubricated titles; rubricated line above Arabic expressions (Quranic and Hadith verses).
Acquisition
Donated to The Ferdowsi Library by Dr Caro Minasian in 1972.
Subject
Poets, Persian--Biography
Persian poetry
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