Ethe, H. India Office,, Ex libris R.M. Binning. Purchased from the Wellcome-Kraus collection in 1949., Extensive marginal notes., Fairly modern (17th century) nastaliq, in gold, red, and black; unwan in gold and colors on leaf 1 verso., In manuscript on leaf 1 verso: R.M. Binning E[ast]. I[ndia]. C[ompany]. C[ivil]. S[ervice]. Madras., Poems framed in a dialogue., Robert Blair Munro Binning is the author of a colloquial Arabic grammar, 1849 (British Museum catalog)., and Teaching resource: Kishwar Rizvi, History of Art
Copied in A.H. Safar 1011 [A.D. 1602] by Ahmad Ali Ijaz Ruqum, but only the first two and the last three leaves belong to the original manuscript, the rest (including the miniatures) having been supplied by a much later (18th century) hand., Ethe, H. India Office,, Good nastaliq, in red and black; unwan in gold and colors on folio 1 verso; with colored miniatures., Poems framed in a dialogue., and Purchased from the Wellcome-Kraus collection in 1949.
Ethe, H. India Office,, Modern (18th century) calligraphic nastaaliq, in red and black; unwan in gold and colors on leaf 1 verso., Purchased from the Wellcome-Kraus collection in 1949., Rules for proper letter-writing., and Teaching resource: Kishwar Rizvi, History of Art
Bound with two other works as Persian MSS 218 and Arabic suppl. 558., Calligraphic naskhi, in red and black., Persian lacquer binding over wooden boards, with astronomical diagrams on outside of covers; a movable pointer seems to have been attached to the diagram on the front cover, but is now missing., Purchased from A.R. Gardiner on the Beinecke Fund, 1957., Teaching resource: Kishwar Rizvi, History of Art, Treatise on the calendar, composed in A.H. 1259 [A.D. 1843]., and Unwan in gold and colors on leaf 1 verso.
Calligraphic naskhi, in red and black; unwans in gold and colors on leaves 1 recto and verso., Collection of tales., Copied on A.H. 1 Rajab 1028 [A.D. 1619]., Ex libris Thomas Munro. Purchased in 1948., Invocation of kabikaj on leaf 1 recto., Teaching resource: Kishwar Rizvi, History of Art, and Title found in colophon. Not identical with Jami al-hikayat of Muhammad Awfi (Ethe, H., India Office 600).
Copied in Hindi era 1907-1908 [A.D. 1850-1851]., Ethe, H. India Office,, Fair nastaliq, in red and black. Blank space (left for miniatures) filled out with crude floral desgins in colors. Unwans in gold and colors. Some leaves (with miniatures) torn out., Five epic poems (Makhzan al-asrar, Khusraw va Shirin, Layli va Majnun, Haft paykar, Iskandarnamah)., Purchased from the Wellcome-Kraus collection in 1949., and Teaching resource: Kishwar Rizvi, History of Art
Ethe, H. India Office,, Fairly old (16th century) nastaliq, in red and black;unwan in gold and colors on leaf 1 verso; with 5 colored miniatures., Islamic binding, in brown., Purchased from the Wellcome-Kraus collection in 1949., Teaching resource: Kishwar Rizvi, History of Art, and The wisdom book of Alexander the Great, in verse. Part of the Haft Awrang collection.
Hafiz al-Uqayli, Abd al-Athim ibn Abd al-Karim Karim ibn Ibrahim., creator
Published / Created:
[1855]
Call Number:
Persian MSS 218
Image Count:
4
Description:
Bound with two other works as Persian MSS 218 and Arabic MSS suppl. 558., Copied in A.H. Zi-Qadah [i.e. Zu al-Qadah] 1271 [A.D. 1855] by Abd al-Athim ibn Abd al-Karim Hafiz al-Uqayli., Fair nastaliq, in red and black., Leaf 19 blank, except for border., Persian lacquer binding over wooden boards, with astronomical diagrams on outside of covers; a movable pointer seems to have been attached to the diagram on the front cover, but is now missing., Purchased from A.R. Gardiner on the Beinecke Fund, 1957., Tables of the calendar., Teaching resource: Kishwar Rizvi, History of Art, and Unwan in gold and colors on leaf 1 verso.
Autograph of James Macpherson. Ex libris Thomas Munro. Purchased in February, 1948., Copied in Kashmir in A.H. 1163 [A.D. 1749 or 1750]., Ethe, H. India Office,, Good nastaliq; unwan in gold and colors on folio 1 verso, smaller unwans elsewhere; gilt flowered border on folio 2 recto., Masnavi poem; part of the Khamsah quintet., and Teaching resource: Kishwar Rizvi, History of Art