COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader PersianMS_644
Reference Number:
Persian MS 644
Link to Catalogue:
Parent Work Title:
Jung-i Bayāz̤
Date Created:
1756 [1169 AH]
Description:
This composite manuscript, written in multiple hands, contains many extracts of verse selected from the works of medieval and early modern poets. The names of the poets are given in black ink in the top right hand corner of each page. It also contains various non-poetic texts, such as ornate prose (folios 33a–37a), horoscopes for newborn children (folios 3a, 45a), Munājāt by ʿAbd Allāh Anṣārī (folios 19b-23a), and a diary entry (folio 32b).
Language Code:
per
Language:
Persian
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Item Height:
295 mm
Item Width:
200 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):
2022-07-26
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2022-08
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands