(Q16805)
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Khamsah (Quintet) : in Persian].
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Manuscripts, Persian--Massachusetts--Boston
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Persian poetry--747-1500--Manuscripts
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Manuscripts, Medieval--Massachusetts--Boston
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between 1500 and 1599?].
16. century
1500Gregorian
1599
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Extent: 363 leaves : paper ; 304 x 195 (200 x 114) mm bound to 31 cm
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Ms. codex
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In Persian.
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Title devised by cataloger. Conjectural date from dealer's correspondence.
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Collation: Parchment, fol. ii + 363 + i ; modern pencil foliation, catchwords on every leaf.
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Layout: 4 columns, 21 lines.
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Script: Written in Persian script.
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Decoration: Double page elaborately illuminated title, 6 section titles, 26 illuminated miniatures, half- or full-page. Text frame of gold and blue on all pages.
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Binding: Rebacked, with early shagreen (?) covers laid down on 18th- or 19th-century sheep. 7 recessed gilt-embossed floral cartouches and corner-pieces on each cover. Reddish leather doublures with gilt fillet border. Oval paper label on spine.
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Origin: Written in the 16th century in Iran.
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Provenance: Numerous notes in Persian script on rear endpaper. Dealer's notes in French on verso of fol. 1 front endpaper, with small stamps .
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Immediate source of acquisition: Purchased by BPL in Feb. 1941 from Quaritch.
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Call number: MS f Med.228.
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Former call number: MS 1511.
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28 November 2023
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28 November 2023
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