COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader PersianMS_266
Reference Number:
Persian MS 266
Link to Catalogue:
Parent Work Title:
Laylā va Majnūn
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Laylī va Majnūn
Creator:
Hātifī, -1520 or 1521
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
18th century [late]-19th century [early]
Description:
Laylā va Majnūn by Hātifī, (d. 1520–21), a nephew of ‘Abd al-Raḥman Jāmī, to whom the first couplet is ascribed. Written in a more explicit and straightforward manner than earlier versions, it was widely esteemed, in the Ottoman empire and also influenced the Azerbaijani Turkish poet Fużūlī. Sir William Jones published the first English translation in 1788. This clearly-written, unembellished manuscript was likely produced in India, where it was probably acquired by its first documented owner, one Capt. H. F. Cane (d. 1828). Additional Persian couplets are copied on folio 69b.
Language Code:
per
Language:
Persian
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Item Height:
245 mm
Item Width:
165 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2020-08-19
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2021-03
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands