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[Fragments from a history of the Imāms].
Format
Manuscript, Book
Language
Persian
Published/Created
[India?], [between 1800 and 1850]
[هند؟]، [در مىان 1800 و 1850]
Description
35 leaves : paper, illustrations ; 250 x 164 (199 x 122) mm bound to 251 x 169 mm
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Notes
Special Collections - Manuscripts
Islamic Manuscripts, Third Series no. 833
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Subject(s)
Imams (Shiites)
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Biography
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Manuscripts, Persian
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New Jersey
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Princeton
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Getty AAT genre
Illuminated manuscripts
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India
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19th century
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Summary note
Fragments from an unidentified work recounting the history of the Imāms; only the headings for majlis 15 (leaf 16b) and majlis 19 (leaf 33b) are present.
Notes
Ms. codex.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Physical description: 17 lines per page; written in neat naskh in black on green glazed, laid European paper. Rubrication and catchwords. Numerous lacunae. Some insect damage, but text largely unaffected. Marginal paper repairs. Text block has been trimmed.
Decoration: Small illuminated ʻunwān in gold and color on leaf 1a. Text framed in blue and gold with outer marginal red border. Ten good-quality Indian miniatures portraying court and battle scenes.
Binding note
Red leather recycled from larger bindings.
Language note
Persian.
Contents
مجلس پنجدهم در رفتن اهل بيت از شام بمدينة سيد الانام عليه السلام
مجلس نوزدهم در شهادت امام موسى كاظم عليه السلام
Source acquisition
Gift; Thomas Leisten (Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University), 2013/09/19 (2014-23).
OCLC
858801398
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