Ms. codex. A date of 1177 and 1178 A.H. (1764 CE) are on the illuminated first opening along with the name Maʻṣum ʻAlī Khanzād; this note is pasted onto the page and is likely a later addition. A note in Persian says this item was listed on 20 Rajab 1260 A.H. (6 August 1884) (f. 1r). Binding: Bound in black leather over pasteboard with flap (Type II); gold stamped cartouches make up border and frame; the flap seems designed to fold over the outside of the front cover; plain red leather doublure. Layout: Written in 11 long lines; border-ruled. Script: Written in naskh in black ink, pointed and vocalized. Provenance: Formerly owned by ʻAẓim Allāh Khān, Amīr Bahādur Jank (stamp, f. 1r). Provenance: Formerly owned by John Frederick Lewis.
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