COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader PersianMS_133
Reference Number:
Persian MS 133
Link to Catalogue:
Parent Work Title:
Kitāb-i Ḥaydar Bayg
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Book of Ḥaydar Bayg
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Qiṣṣah-ʾi Mūsh va Gurbah
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Story of the Mouse and Cat
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Qiṣṣah-ʾi Sangtarāsh
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Story of the Stone Cutter
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Kitāb-i Ismā‘īl Qurbān
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Book of Ismā‘īl Qurbān
Creator:
Bahman Balākash
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
ʻUbayd Zākānī, Niẓām al-Dīn, -approximately 1370
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Fārisī, Kamāl al-Dīn Abū al-Ḥasan, active 1300
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1785-1788
Description:
A collection of six poetical works, primarily the Kitāb-i Ḥaydar Bayg (Book of Ḥaydar Bayg) with other shorter works, including the Qiṣṣah-ʾi Mūsh va Gurbah (Story of the Mouse and Cat) and Qiṣṣah-ʾi Sangtarāsh (Story of the Stone Cutter), and the Kitāb-i Ismā‘īl Qurbān (Book of Ismā‘īl Qurbān) together with a ghazal and ta‘ziyat (eulogies). Bahman son of Bahman son of Isfandiyar (d. 1788) copied the volume for Sir William Jones, with whom he lived in Calcutta for 3 years.
Language Code:
per
Language:
Persian
Subject:
Persian language--Dictionaries
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Item Height:
231 mm
Item Width:
187 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Provenance:
Lewin, Samuel Hawtayne, 1795-1840, former owner
Provenance:
Quaritch, Bernard, 1819-1899, former owner
Provenance:
Bland, Nathaniel, 1803-1865, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2022-10-04
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2022-10
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands