Princeton University, Islamic Manuscripts New Series no. 1052

Metadata

DS ID:

DS13711

Shelfmark:

Islamic Manuscripts New Series no. 1052

Title:

Jung al-ashʻār

Date:

ca. 1860

nineteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Persian

Persian WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 181 leaves : paper ; 211 x 134 mm. bound to 217 x 142 mm.

Note:

Ms. codex.
Title from fol. 2a.
On front cover: Label reading "207" in Arabic script.
On spine: Label reading "444" in Arabic script.
Ms. erroneously foliated beginning on the first flyleaf. Record follows erroneous foliation.
Physical description: Varying lines per page, generally in 2-3 columns; written in shikastah in black by different hands on machine-made paper. On three-column pages, text in outer column is written on a diagonal. Rubrication and catchwords. Blank pages between sections. Marginal staining and occasional pencil marks; a few marginal paper repairs. In excellent condition.
Origin: The text on fol. 174b-178b was written in 1279 H [1862 or 3] (fol. 178b).
On fol. 3a, the dates 1224 (birth notice), 1275, and 1287 H are noted. On fol. 4a, owner's seal and note of ʻAlī Qulī dated 1277 H [1860 or 61].

Keyword:

Poetry

Manuscripts, Persian

Persian poetry

Institutional Record:

https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9970711423506421

Holding Institution:

Princeton University