One illuminated collection of poems by ابو الغازی سلطان حسین میرزا بایقرا Abū l-Ġāzī Sulṭān Ḥusayn Mīrzā Bayqara , a.k.a. حسینی Ḥusaynī, Timurid ruler of Herat and its environs from 1469-1506 CE. — 15th century.
MS. S. Digby Or. 210
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
One illuminated collection of poems by ابو الغازی سلطان حسین میرزا بایقرا Abū l-Ġāzī Sulṭān Ḥusayn Mīrzā Bayqara , a.k.a. حسینی Ḥusaynī, Timurid ruler of Herat and its environs from 1469-1506 CE. — 15th century.
Shelfmark
MS. S. Digby Or. 210
Place of origin
Herat
Date
15th century.
Language
Chagatai
Contents
Form
codex
Support
Thick multicoloured leaves with rich border designs in gold.
Physical extent
i + 32 folios + i
Hands
Script: Fine nasta‘līq in black ink. Scribe unknown.
Decoration
Illuminated headpiece and footer on folio 1b.
Section headings are illuminated in blue, red, white, and gold throughout.
Textboxes bounded with borders of blue, gold, and red.
Extensive gold border decorations on most pages except for folio 11a-b and folio 15a.
Blank space, presumably left for miniatures, on folio 8a and folio 15a.
Acquisition
Donated by the Simon Digby Memorial Trust in April 2016.
Provenance
From the collection Simon Digby.
Subject
Chagatai poetry
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Connections
People associated with this object
- the Simon Digby Memorial Trust
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Ḣusaĭn Boĭqaro, 1438-1506
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Mr. Simon Digby
