COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader PersianMS_327
Reference Number:
Persian MS 327
Link to Catalogue:
Parent Work Title:
Nigāristān-i Kamāl Pāshazādah
Creator:
Kemalpaşazade, 1468 or 1469-1534
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
[date not identified]
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 volume bears two seal impressions of the Ottoman ruler Sultan Selim II (b. 1524, r. 1566–1574).
Language Code:
per
Language:
Persian
Subject:
Islamic ethics
Subject:
Persian literature--1500-1796
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Item Height:
187 mm
Item Width:
130 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Provenance:
Bland, Nathaniel, 1803-1865, former owner
Provenance:
Quaritch, Bernard, 1819-1899, former owner
Provenance:
Selim II, Sultan of the Turks, 1524-1574, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2022-05-10
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2022-06
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands