COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
PersianMS_642.pdf
Reference Number:
Persian MS 642
Link to Catalogue:
Parent Work Title:
Miscellany and Epitome of Ancient Poets
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Bayāz̤-i Majmu‘ah va Khulāṣat-i Shu‘arā-yi Mutaqaddimīn
Creator:
ʿĀlījāh Kashmīr Khān, active 19th century
Creator Role:
Scribe
Creator Role:
Compiler
Date Created:
1821-1822 [1237 AH]
Description:
An elegant oblong anthology, which the scribe describes as a bayāz̤ in the colophon, derived from the Arabic term for white. It contains mostly of narrative verses by late medieval and early modern poets such as Jāmī, Nawʿī, and Mīrzā Ṣādiq Tafrīshī, among others, as well as a prose text at the end entitled Ḥikāyat-i Duzd va Qāz̤ī (Story of the Thief and the Judge). ʿĀlījāh Kashmīr Khān.
Language Code:
per
Language:
Persian
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
India
Item Height:
176 mm
Item Width:
106 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Provenance:
Hamilton, George William, 1807-1868, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2022-06-22
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