Six works of poetry in Chaghatay by Alisher Navoiĭ, 1441-1501 , including one copy of Lisānu l-ṭayrand the five works of his Chaghatay Ḫamsa. All contain many minor deviations from the canonical versions of these texts. — likely late 17th or 18th c.; Unknown, but probably Kashgaria or Kashmir. The thick, pale frames and headpieces which stick out above these to the top of the page resemble to some extent those found in another copy of the same work in the Gunnar Jarring collection ( Jarring 450), though that manuscript is in most other respects quite different to this one

Title

Six works of poetry in Chaghatay by Alisher Navoiĭ, 1441-1501 , including one copy of Lisānu l-ṭayrand the five works of his Chaghatay Ḫamsa. All contain many minor deviations from the canonical versions of these texts. — likely late 17th or 18th c.; Unknown, but probably Kashgaria or Kashmir. The thick, pale frames and headpieces which stick out above these to the top of the page resemble to some extent those found in another copy of the same work in the Gunnar Jarring collection ( Jarring 450), though that manuscript is in most other respects quite different to this one

Shelfmark

MS. Ind. Inst. Turk. 4

Place of origin

Unknown, but probably Kashgaria or Kashmir. The thick, pale frames and headpieces which stick out above these to the top of the page resemble to some extent those found in another copy of the same work in the Gunnar Jarring collection ( Jarring 450), though that manuscript is in most other respects quite different to this one

Date

likely late 17th or 18th c.

Language

Chagatai

Contents

Form

codex

Support

thin, cream-coloured, burnished ragstock paper

Physical extent

ii flyleaves + 456 folios + ii flyleaves

Hands

Script: Nasta‘līq in black ink with red ink for captions and rubrics. Scribe unknown.

Decoration

Borders and rulings around textboxes in gold, red, black, and green throughout.

folios 7a-30b : Thick pale pink frame around text borders in a water-based ink.

folios 31a-456b: Thick pale yellow-green or light brown frame around text borders in a water-based ink on most folios.

folios 1b-2a: Illuminated border.

folio 58b: Illuminated headpiece.

folio 68a : Illuminated miniature of an unknown scene (caption above has been erased).

folio 68b : Gold and pink floral border left empty on verso of lluminated miniature.

folio 105b: Illuminated headpiece.

folio 162b: Illuminated headpiece.

folio 231a : Gold and pink floral border left empty on verso of lluminated miniature.

folio 231b: Illuminated miniature with caption above reading تصویر خسرو شیرین.

folio 265b: Illuminated headpiece.

folio 344b-345a: Illuminated border.

folio 416a : Gold and pink floral border left empty on verso of lluminated miniature.

folio 416b : Illuminated miniature with caption above reading تصویر سکندر و جمشید و دارا تصویر بهرام و فغفور چین .

Acquisition

Given to the Library by a certain "Gen. Younghusband" in December 1880, probably Major General John William Younghusband , brother-in-law to explorer Shaw, Robert, 1839-1879. (Explorer Younghusband, Francis Edward, Sir, 1863-1942 , John William's son, was never a General, and in any case was too young to have donated this manuscript to the library, having only been born in 1863.)

Provenance

From the collection of Shaw, Robert, 1839-1879.

Subject

Love poetry, Turkish

Sufi poetry, Chagatai

Chagatai poetry