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28 November 2023
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Ajaib al-Makhlugat un Gharaib al-Manjudet (Wonders of Creation)].
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ʻAjāʼib al-makhlūqāt,
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Qazwīnī, Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad, approximately 1203-1283
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Wallace, Walter Thomas
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Manuscripts, Persian--Massachusetts--Boston
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Persian literature--747-1500--Texts--Manuscripts
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Manuscripts, Medieval--Massachusetts--Boston
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Cosmography--Manuscripts--Early works to 1800
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Creation (Islam)--Early works to 1800
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978 A.H. [1569
16. century
1569Gregorian
1569Gregorian
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Extent: 294 leaves : paper, ill. ; 243 x 160 (155 x 90) mm bound 25 cm in slipcase 27 cm
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Ms. codex.
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In Persian.
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Title devised by cataloger.
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Collation: Paper, fol. 294 ; catchwords at lower left on every leaf.
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Layout: 1 column, 18 lines.
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Script: Persian script in black ink with red rubrics.
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Decoration: Gilt borders and elaborate gold decoration at head of title page. Numerous color illustrations of plants, animals, angels, monsters, etc., some small, others quarter- to half-page.
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Binding: Dark brown blind-stamped19th-century goatskin, salmon endpapers, blue chemise with spine printed in gilt "PERSIAN MSS. AJAIB-AL-MUKLUKAT 1570 A,D." In blue slipcase.
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Origin: Written in Iran in 1569.
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Provenance: Contemporary Persian (?) marginalia on title and facing page, as well as on title page verso. Armorial bookplate of Walter Thomas Wallace. Presumed to have been sold in his sale of 1920. Paper repairs to margins of many leaves.
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Immediate source of acquisition: Acquired by BPL in November 1954.
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Call number: MS q Med.229.
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Former call number: Ms. 1557.
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4 December 2023
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