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4 works by Farāhī, Barkhvurdār ibn Maḥmūd, 16th cent on the subjects of Epic literature, Persian folk tales, and Persian prose literature

MS. Whinfield 7

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

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Title

4 works by Farāhī, Barkhvurdār ibn Maḥmūd, 16th cent on the subjects of Epic literature, Persian folk tales, and Persian prose literature

Shelfmark

MS. Whinfield 7

Language

Persian

Contents

1. ff. 1-177 Author: Farāhī, Barkhvurdār ibn Maḥmūd, 16th cent. برخوردار بن محمود ترکمان فراهی Mumtāz ممتاز Title: Shamsah wa-Qahqahah Title: شمسه و قهقهه
2. ff. 178-331 Author: Farāhī, Barkhvurdār ibn Maḥmūd, 16th cent. برخوردار بن محمود ترکمان فراهی Mumtāz ممتاز Title: Maḥbūb al-qulūb Title: محبوب القلوب
3. ff. 332-389 Author: Farāhī, Barkhvurdār ibn Maḥmūd, 16th cent. برخوردار بن محمود ترکمان فراهی Mumtāz ممتاز Title: Bāb az Kitāb-i Raʻnā Zībā Title: باب از كتاب رعنا زيبا
4. ff. 390-437 Title: A fragment of a book of tales

Form

codex

Physical extent

437 ff.

Hands

Naskh and Nastaʻlīq

Acquisition

The Whinfield manuscripts were bequeathed to the Indian Institute, Oxford , in 1922, and later transferred to the Bodleian Library.

Provenance

The collections of Sir Edward Henry Whinfield, d. 1922 .

Subject

Epic literature, Persian

Persian folk tales

Persian prose literature

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  • Indian Institute, Oxford
  • Farāhī, Barkhūrdār ibn Maḥmūd, fl. 16th century

  • Sir Edward Henry Whinfield, d. 1922

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