Eight (or so) works in Chaghatay by Mīr ‘Alīšēr Nawā'ī. — 16th c.; Bukhara | Manuscripts and Archives at Oxford University

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Title

Eight (or so) works in Chaghatay by Mīr ‘Alīšēr Nawā'ī. — 16th c.; Bukhara

Shelfmark

MS. Turk. c. 7

Place of origin

Bukhara

Date

16th c.

Language

Chagatai

1. folios 1b-78a Author: Alisher Navoiĭ, 1441-1501 = نظام‌الدین میر علی‌شیر نواٸی هروی Niżāmuddīn Mīr ‘Alīšēr Nawā'ī Harawī Title: Sadd-i Iskandarī Title: سد اسکندری Title: Iskandarnāma Title: اسکندرنامه

Author: Alisher Navoiĭ, 1441-1501 = نظام‌الدین میر علی‌شیر نواٸی هروی Niżāmuddīn Mīr ‘Alīšēr Nawā'ī Harawī Title: Badāyi‘u l-bidāya Title: Badā'i‘ al-bidāya Title: بداٸع البدایه Title: بدایع البدایه

Author: Alisher Navoiĭ, 1441-1501 = نظام‌الدین میر علی‌شیر نواٸی هروی Niżāmuddīn Mīr ‘Alīšēr Nawā'ī Harawī Title: Ġarā'ibu l-ṣiġar Title: Gharā'ib al-ṣighar Title: غراٸب الصغر

4. folio 150a-b Author: Alisher Navoiĭ, 1441-1501 = نظام‌الدین میر علی‌شیر نواٸی هروی Niżāmuddīn Mīr ‘Alīšēr Nawā'ī Harawī Title: Fawā'idu l-kibar Title: Favā'id al-kibar Title: فواٸد الکبر

5. folio 151b-155b Author: Alisher Navoiĭ, 1441-1501 = نظام‌الدین میر علی‌شیر نواٸی هروی Niżāmuddīn Mīr ‘Alīšēr Nawā'ī Harawī Title: Ḫazā'inu l-ma‘ānī Title: خزاٸن المعانی

6. folios 157b-200b Author: Alisher Navoiĭ, 1441-1501 = نظام‌الدین میر علی‌شیر نواٸی هروی Niżāmuddīn Mīr ‘Alīšēr Nawā'ī Harawī Title: Nawādiru l-šabāb Title: Navādir al-shabāb Title: نوادر الشباب

7. folios 201b-212b Author: Alisher Navoiĭ, 1441-1501 = نظام‌الدین میر علی‌شیر نواٸی هروی Niżāmuddīn Mīr ‘Alīšēr Nawā'ī Harawī Title: Munša'āt-i Nawā'ī Title: Munsha'āt-i Navā'ī Title: منشآت نواٸی

8. folios 213b-221a Author: Alisher Navoiĭ, 1441-1501 = نظام‌الدین میر علی‌شیر نواٸی هروی Niżāmuddīn Mīr ‘Alīšēr Nawā'ī Harawī Title: Waqfiyya Title: Vaqfiyyah Title: وقفیة

Form

codex

Support

Burnished medium brown ragstock paper.

Physical extent

222 folios

Hands

Script: Nasta‘līq in black, red, blue, green, yellow, and gold inks. Scribe unknown, but looks somewhat like the hand of میر الحسین الحسینی الکاتب Mīr al-Ḥusayn al-Ḥusaynī al-Kātib

Decoration

Textbox borders in blue/green and yellow ink.

Illuminated headpiece with title کتاب اسکندر‌نامه on folio 1b.

Illuminated headpiece with rubric دیباچهٔ غزلیّات on folio 79b.

Illuminated headpiece with (incorrect) title دیوان بحر رمل on folio 84b.

Illuminated headpiece with Kufic prayer بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم on folio 151b.

Illuminated headpiece with Kufic prayer الحمد لالله تعالی on folio 157b.

Illuminated headpiece with Kufic prayer توکلت علی الحي الذی لایموت on folio 201b.

Illuminated headpiece with Kufic prayer الله ولا سوا له on folio 213b.

Two splendid but slightly damaged miniatures on folios 37b and 47a.

Acquisition

Purchased for the Bodleian Libraries from Maggs Bros. Ltd. of London, 1959.

Provenance

Several partially faded notes int he front and back covers suggest information regarding previous owners, but these have yet to be analysed in detail.

Subject

Chagatai poetry

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