COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader PersianMS_326
Reference Number:
Persian MS 326
Link to Catalogue:
Parent Work Title:
Nigāristān-i Kamāl Pāshazādah
Creator:
Kemalpaşazade, 1468 or 1469-1534
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
16th century
Description:
An undated Nigāristān (Picture Gallery) composed by Kemalpaşazade, (1468–1534), also known as Ibn Kemāl, in 939 AH (1532–33 CE), about a year before his death. It features both prose and poetry that emulates the Gulistān (Rose-garden) of Sa'dī, as well as elements of the Bahāristān of Jāmī. It contains a preface, followed by eight chapters on the topics of kingship, morals, contentment, silence, love in youth, weakness in old age, the effects of education, and lastly, a compilation of proverbs on related topics, all interspersed with stories concerning historical figures. While undated, the physical features of this volume suggest it could be a fairly early 16th-century copy, which contains variant lines in comparison with other volumes.
Language Code:
per
Language:
Persian
Subject:
Persian literature
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Item Height:
179 mm
Item Width:
135 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Provenance:
Silvestre de Sacy, Antoine-Isaac, 1758-1838, former owner
Provenance:
Bland, Nathaniel, 1803-1865, former owner
Provenance:
Quaritch, Bernard, 1819-1899, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2022-04-26
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2022-05
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands