Princeton University, Oversize Islamic Manuscripts New Series no. 1756q

Metadata

DS ID:

DS12974

Shelfmark:

Oversize Islamic Manuscripts New Series no. 1756q

Title:

Kīmiyā-i saʻādat

Author:

Ghazzālī, 1058-1111 / غزالي، 1058-1111

Al-Ghazali WIKIDATA

Date:

16--?

seventeenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Persian

Persian WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 399 leaves : paper ; 280 x 167 (203 x 98) mm. bound to 289 x 178 mm.

Note:

Ms. codex.
Title from fol. 2b.
On front cover: Label reading "740 Kimia Saadat. Persian mss. All vols." in Western script.
Physical description: 23 lines per page; written in nastaʻliq in black on glazed, laid Arabic paper. Text framed in gold. Rubrication and catchwords. Some damp staining, mostly marginal; last few leaves mildewed. In good condition.
Decoration: On fol. 1b, illuminated ʻunwān in gold and color, with basmalah in cartouche. On fol. 1b-2a , margins decorated with gold floral pattern and text framed in red and gold.

Keyword:

illuminated manuscripts

headpieces (layout features)

Manuscripts, Persian

Islamic ethics

Institutional Record:

https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9972467743506421

Holding Institution:

Princeton University