Details

Subject(s)

• Prophets, Pre-Islamic—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Iran—History—To 640—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Persian—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• Headpieces (layout features)—Islamic Empire—16th century [Browse]
• Illuminated manuscripts—Islamic Empire—16th century [Browse]

Summary note

Volume 1 of Rawz̤at al-ṣafā, containing the history of the pre-Islamic Prophets and the early kings of Persia. Missing leaves at end.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Caption title from fol. 1b.
• Physical description: 25 lines per page; written in nastaʻliq in black on tan glazed, laid Arabic paper. Rubrication and catchwords. Text framed in blue, red, and gold. Some staining, mainly marginal; paper repairs, also mostly marginal, to leaves at beginning and end of ms.
• Decoration: On fol. 1b, illuminated ʻunwān in gold and color, somewhat worn; title in white on gold ground.
• Incipit: زىب فهرست نسخۀ مفاخر انبىاء عالىمکان و زنىت دىباچه مجموعۀ مآثر سلاطىن کردن توان

Binding note

Full maroon leather with edges and spine in brown leather; green leather doublures.

Language note

Persian.

Provenance

On fol. 1b, note dated 5 Shawwāl 1238 H [15 June 1823]. Several smudged owner's stamps on various pages in ms.

References

Rieu, C. Catalogue of the Persian manuscripts, I, 87

OCLC

806473041

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