COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader PersianMS_847
Reference Number:
Persian MS 847
Link to Catalogue:
Parent Work Title:
Mas̲navī
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Spiritual Couplets
Creator:
Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana, 1207-1273
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
[17th century]
Description:
This unsigned and undated copy of the Mas̲navī-i Ma‘navī (Spiritual Couplets) by Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (1207–1273) bears delicately illuminated headers on the prefaces and six books. The seals and notations suggest completion in the Indian subcontinent, probably in the 17th century.
Language Code:
per
Language:
Persian
Subject:
Persian poetry--747-1500
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
India
Item Height:
266 mm
Item Width:
173 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2022-08-22
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2022-09
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands