Free Library of Philadelphia, Lewis O 83

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS4222

Shelfmark:

Lewis O 83

Title:

Laylī va Majnūn.

Author:

Maktabī Shīrāzī, -1510 or 1511 / مکتبى شيرازى،

Maktabi Shirazi WIKIDATA

Place:

India?

India TGN

Language:

Persian

Persian WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: i, 77, i leaves : 157 x 100 (125 x 80) mm, bound to 162 x 112 mm; paper

Former Owner(s):

Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932

John Frederick Lewis WIKIDATA

Manuscripts, 19th century Manuscripts, Persian Codices (bound manuscripts) Lacquered bindings (Binding) Manuscripts, Oriental Manuscripts (documents)

Note:

Manuscript codex.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Binding: Rebound in illustrated lacquered boards. The outside covers are the same and depict flowers and birds in reds and oranges framed in three frames, from inside to outside, a black with gold flowers followed by a red with green and gold flowers and another black with gold flowers. Front inside cover depicts a scene of five people eating and being served. Back inside cover also depicts...
Layout: 15 lines in two columns; catchwords every verso, lower left.
Script: Written in nastaʻlīq with elements of shikastah in black ink; pointed.
Decoration: Illuminated first page-opening with illuminated headpiece in blue, red, and gold with intricate gold floral marginal fill and gold between the rows and columns of text (f. 1v-2r). 13 polychrome and gold illustrations (f. 12v, 15r, 17r, 20v, 22v, 26r, 28r, 33v, 39v, 42r, 47r, 49v, 74v)
Provenance: Formerly owned by John Frederick Lewis.

Keyword:

Manuscripts, 19th century

Manuscripts, Persian

Codices (bound manuscripts)

Lacquered bindings (Binding)

Manuscripts, Oriental

Manuscripts (documents)

Persian poetry

Institutional Record:

https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0023/html/lewis_o_083.html

IIIF Manifest:

https://iiif.archive.org/iiif/lewis_o_083/manifest.json

Holding Institution:

Free Library of Philadelphia