Extent: 293 leaves : paper ; 244 x 157 (184 x 88) mm. bound to 255 x 174 mm.
Note:
Ms. codex. Title supplied by cataloger, per Āghā Buzurg. On front cover: Label reading "Commentary of Dewan Ali with a long preface" along with other information concerning the ms. in English. On spine: Label reading "2" in Western script. Physical description: 21 lines per page; written in nastaʻliq in black on glazed, laid Arabic paper. Rubrication and catchwords; with charts and diagrams. Edges flecked with red. Numerous lacunae; fol. 47, 79-80, 88, 111, 120-121 are blank replacements. Insect damage, marginal damp staining, and numerous paper repairs; edges ragged. A number of leaves are detached. Text is legible, but ms. as... Origin: 21 Dhū al-Ḥijjah 1067 H [30 September 1657], Muḥammad valad-i Muḥammad (fol. 293a). Several owner's stamps on fol. iiia. Note dated 1139 H [1726 or 7] on fol. 293b.
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