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5 works by 4 authors on the subjects of Lapidaries, Precious stones, Social life and customs, India, Mogul Empire, Iran, and Physiognomy

MS. Ouseley 15

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For the main catalogue entry, see: Fihrist: Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

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Title

5 works by 4 authors on the subjects of Lapidaries, Precious stones, Social life and customs, India, Mogul Empire, Iran, and Physiognomy

Shelfmark

MS. Ouseley 15

Language

Persian

Contents

1. ff. 1-32 Author: Aḥmad ibn ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz Jawharī أحمد بن عبد العزيز جوهري Title: Muntakhab az Jawāhir-nāmah Title: منتخب از جواهر نامه
2. ff. 33-57 Author: Anonymous مؤلف مجهول Title: ʻAqāʼid al-niswān Title: عقائد النسوان
3. ff. 58-73 Author: Anonymous مؤلف مجهول Title: A fragment of a historical work on the governors of Bangālah
4. ff. 74-228 Author: Shabānkārahʹī, Muḥammad ibn ʻAlī, b. 1298 محمد بن علي بن محمد شبانكارهاي Title: Majmaʻ al-ansāb Title: مجمع الأنساب
5. ff. 229-258 Author: Burj Mūhan Maḥsūrī? برج موهن محسوری Title: Mirʼāt al-qiyāfah Title: مرآت القيافة

Form

codex

Physical extent

258 ff.

Hands

Nastaʻlīq

Acquisition

Purchased by the Bodleian Library in 1843.

Provenance

The collections of Sir William Ouseley, d. 1842 .

Subject

Iran--Kings and rulers--Biography

Iran--History--1256-1500

Precious stones--Early works to 1800

Lapidaries (Medieval literature)

Physiognomy

Mogul Empire--History

Mogul Empire--Kings and rulers--Biography

Social life and customs

India--History--1526-1765

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  • Anonymous مؤلف مجهول
  • Šabānkārahʹī, Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī, b.1297

  • Aḥmad ibn ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz Jawharī

  • Ouseley, William, 1767-1842

  • Burj Mūhan Maḥsūrī?

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