COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
BRO_Persian_MS_626
Reference Number:
Persian MS 626
Link to Catalogue:
Parent Work Title:
Chashmah-'i Kaws̲ar
Creator:
Jāmi‘ Kashmīrī, Muḥammad Maqṣūd
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Muḥammad Ya‘qūb
Creator Role:
Scribe
Date Created:
1687 [1098 AH]
Description:
This brief text entitled Chashmah-'i Kaws̲ar (Fountain of Abundance) compiles together poems on various subjects by a little-known Mughal-era poet Muḥammad Maqṣūd, pen-named Jāmi‘ (or Jāmi‘ī) Kashmīrī (fl. 17th c), who originally completed it in 1074 AH (1663–1664 CE), as indicated by a chronogram derived from the title. A scribe named Muḥammad Ya‘qūb copied this manuscript for himself, which he completed on 22 Rabī‘ II 1098 AH (7 Mar. 1687) in the 30th year of the Mughal Emperor ‘Ālamgīr I's reign. This manuscript appears to be the sole surviving copy of this work known today.
Language Code:
per
Language:
Persian
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codices (bound manuscripts)
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Item Height:
230 mm
Item Width:
140 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):
2024-05-20
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2024-06
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands