Extent: 166 leaves : paper ; 251 x 125 (180 x 64) mm bound to 260 x 136 mm
Note:
Ms. codex. Title from colophon on leaf 166b; parts of the statement of responsibility are too long or illegible. Physical description: 16 lines per page, in two columns; written in taʻlīq in black on glazed, laid Arabic paper, some of which is dyed mustard yellow or brown. Catchwords and some marginal notes; on some leaves text is written on a diagonal or parallel to the spine. Some insect damage, mainly marginal, mild damp staining, and some paper repairs. Origin: 11 Shaʻbān 1153 H [1 November 1740] in Ḥaydarābād, by Muḥammad Saʻīd valad-i Muḥammad Nafīs awlād-i Ḥaz̤rat Sayyid Ḥasan Dānishmand (leaf 166b). On leaf 1a are several effaced owner's stamps. Acquired from Widgery, Cambridge, 1925.
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