COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader PersianMS_926
Reference Number:
Persian MS 926
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
Creator:
Ni‘mat Khān
Creator Role:
Scribe
Date Created:
18th century
Description:
An unsigned and undated copy of the Mas̲navī-i Ma‘navī (Spiritual Couplets) by Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (1207–1273), likely completed in 18th-century India. Some, but not all books open with brief, anonymous Persian prefaces.
Language Code:
per
Language:
Persian
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Item Height:
268 mm
Item Width:
175 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Provenance:
Galley, Edward, approximately 1750-approximately 1804, former owner
Provenance:
Bohn, Henry G. (Henry George), 1796-1884, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2022-10-10
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