An illustrated copy of Gāzurgāhī's Majālis al-ʻushshāq. — Multiple dates
MS. Ouseley Add. 24
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
An illustrated copy of Gāzurgāhī's Majālis al-ʻushshāq. — Multiple dates
Shelfmark
MS. Ouseley Add. 24
Date
October-November 1552
Language
Persian
Contents
Form
codex
Physical extent
ff. iv + 197 + iv (f. 101 supplied later)
Hands
Script: Excellent Nastaʻlīq. Scribe: Farīd al-Kātib
Decoration
First two pages brilliantly illuminated; contains 74 miniature paintings of a former 75.
Acquisition
Purchased by the Bodleian Library in 1858.
Provenance
The collections of Sir Gore Ouseley [bookplate and coat of arms on 1st upper flyleaf recto].
Subject
Persian poetry--747-1500
Muslim Saints
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