A large collection of Persian poetry, gathered from the dīwāns and mathnawīs of the most celebrated poets.
MS. A. Walker 78
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
A large collection of Persian poetry, gathered from the dīwāns and mathnawīs of the most celebrated poets.
Shelfmark
MS. A. Walker 78
Language
Persian
Contents
Form
codex
Physical extent
ff. 399
Hands
Script: Nastaʻlīq.
Acquisition
Presented to the Bodleian Library by Sir William Walker in 1845.
Provenance
The collections of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker, d. 1831.
Subject
Persian poetry--1500-1796
Persian poetry--747-1500
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