Princeton University, Islamic Manuscripts New Series no. 1136

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DS ID:

DS13446

Shelfmark:

Islamic Manuscripts New Series no. 1136

Title:

Selections from Ḥadīqat al-ḥaqīqah with commentary

Date:

1856?

nineteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Persian

Persian WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 68 leaves : paper ; 209 x 145 (132 x 74) mm. bound to 212 x 147 mm.

Note:

Ms. codex.
On inner back cover: Label reading "12047" in Western script.
Ms. erroneously foliated beginning on the second folio; record follows erroneous foliation.
Physical description: 9 lines per page, in two columns; written in elegant shikastah in black on heavy, glazed paper. Text and columns framed in black and gold with gold-sprinkled background and similar outer marginal frame. Headings in red or blue. Light staining; otherwise in excellent condition.
Decoration: Very well-executed illuminated ʻunwān on fol. ib, primarily in gold with blue and red floral and arabesque pattern. Basmalah in red and set within a cloud on gold ground. Text on fol. ib-1a set within gold-sprinkled clouds on gold ground; space between columns filled with gold floral/foliar pattern.
Origin: Dated 1273 H. [1856 or 7] (fol. 67a).

Keyword:

illuminated manuscripts

headpieces (layout features)

Manuscripts, Persian

Ḥadīqat al-ḥaqīqah wa-sharīʻat al-ṭarīqah (Sanāʼī al-Ghaznavī, Abū al-Majd Majdūd ibn Ādam)

Institutional Record:

https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9969070743506421

IIIF Manifest:

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/91d3d9a2-9a5f-43ae-8210-c466a28f5382/manifest

Holding Institution:

Princeton University