Extent: 151 leaves : paper, ill. ; 285 x 170 (210 x 115) mm. bound to 285 x 175 mm.
Note:
Ms. codex. Title from inscription on fol. 1b. The name of the author appears at the end of the text (fol. 150b). Physical description: 23 lines per page. Written in medium large nastaʻlīq in black ink with use of red for entries. Very thin dark cream paper, with regular laid lines visible. Fol. 36 is a later addition (European paper), with copy of a portion of the text wanting in the original copy. Majority of quaternions. Stained with humidity (text hardly legible on some leaves). Long note dated 1233 H. on fol. 1a, mentioning the collation of this copy with other copies, with seal. Collation: Paper, fol. 151 ; 1-48 58 (+ 1, fol. 36) 6-188 198 (-2 at end of quire) ; catchword on the verso of each leaf. Origin: According to colophon, copy completed on Wednesday last night (salkh) of Dhū al-Qaʻdah 1233 [1818] or 1223 [1809] (fol. 150b).
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