COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader PersianMS_17
Reference Number:
Persian MS 17
Link to Catalogue:
Parent Work Title:
Mas̲navī-i Ma‘navī
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Spiritual Couplets
Creator:
Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana, 1207-1273
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
[18th century]
Description:
This unsigned and undated copy of the Mas̲navī-i Ma‘navī (Spiritual Couplets) by Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (1207–1273) opens with a brief Arabic preface and contains six lavishly illuminated carpet page openings indicating the start of each of the six books bound together within the volume. While undated, the manuscript appears likely completed in India. After suffering extensive water and mould damage, a binder expertly repaired many of the margins; however, the penultimate folio before the conclusion, and possibly others may be missing.
Language Code:
per
Language:
Persian
Subject:
Persian poetry--747-1500
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Item Height:
287 mm
Item Width:
163 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:
Ouseley, Gore, Sir, 1770-1844, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2022-06-13
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2022-07
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands