Detail View: Rylands Collection:
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Image Number:
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Bookreader Persian_MS_189
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Reference Number:
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Persian MS 189
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Link to Catalogue:
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Parent Work Title:
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Dabistān
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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Tabṣirat al-Maẕāhib va Taẕkirat al-Adyān
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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Dabistān al-Maẕāhib
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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School of Religions
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Creator:
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Fānī, Muḥsin -1671 or 1672
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Creator:
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Mīr Ẕū al-Fiqār ‘Alī al-Ḥusaynī Ardistānī, approximately 1615-1670
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Creator:
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Mūbad Shāh
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Creator:
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Kāshī Nath
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Creator Role:
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Scribe
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Date Created:
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1796 [1210 AH]
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Description:
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This nearly complete copy Dābistān-i Maẕāhib (School of Religions) recounts various religious creeds and philosophical systems of Asia, as known to the author, divided into twelve ta‘līm (teachings) and subdivided into a various number of naẓar (observations). The author, whose name appears here as Mīr Ẕū al-Fiqār ‘Alī al-Ḥusaynī (ca. 1615–70), apparently followed the Āẕar Kayvānī illuminationist sect in India during the reign of the Mughal ruler ‘Ālamgīr I (r. 1658–1707). The author not only travelled throughout the northern Indian subcontinent but also to Mashhad in Iran. As a result, he became thoroughly acquainted with a great number of religious and scientific Parsi, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim personalities and their doctrines. Completed by Kāshī Nath a Brahmin from the city of Sialkot, Punjab on the 15 Ramaz̤ān 1210 AH (24 Mar. 1796 CE).
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Language Code:
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per
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Language:
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Persian
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Subject:
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Religion
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Codex
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Item Height:
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250 mm
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Item Width:
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164 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
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Provenance:
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Bland, Nathaniel, 1803-1865, former owner
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Provenance:
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Quaritch, Bernard, 1819-1899, former owner
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Provenance:
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Duncan, Jonathan, 1756-1811, former owner
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Provenance:
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Lewin, Samuel Hawtayne, 1795-1840, former owner
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2023-02-20
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2023-03
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Rylands
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