Princeton University, Oversize Islamic Manuscripts Garrett no. 6Yq

Metadata

DS ID:

DS13222

Shelfmark:

Oversize Islamic Manuscripts Garrett no. 6Yq

Title:

Asrārʹnāmah-ʾi /

Author:

ʻAṭṭār, Farīd al-Dīn, -approximately 1230 / عطاّر، فريد الدين، -approximately 1230

Attar of Nishapur WIKIDATA

Date:

1550-1600

sixteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Physical Description:

Extent: 737] p. (15 lines), bound ; 36 cm.

Note:

Ms. in nastalīq on glazed paper. 35.5 x 22 cm. Headings in red ink. Written surface framed in blue and gold ruled lines. Hemistiches framed in ruled gold lines. Catchwords; no marginalia. F. 1b illuminated in blue, black, green, red and white geometric forms around central gold cartouche. Very clean copy.
Paper is glazed, laid stock. Probably handmade. Extensive repairs to fore edges. Pervasive water stains at top and bottom margins. Some minor stains and smudging elsewhere.
Binding is red leather over pasteboard. Covers have frame of two sets of fillets with embossed vine design in intervening space. Inner fillet has tiny embossed fleurs de lis along interior. Spine plain.
ELS 6. Gift of Robert Garrett (Princeton Class of 1897), 1942.
Acquired from Abraham Shalom Yahuda.

Keyword:

Poetry

Manuscripts, Persian

poetry

Institutional Record:

https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9930605613506421

Holding Institution:

Princeton University