(Q55897)
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Illuminated manuscripts--Islamic countries--18th century
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Headpieces (layout features)--Islamic countries--18th century
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Manuscripts, Persian--18th century
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Manuscripts, Persian--New Jersey--Princeton
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1734-1757
18. century
1734
1757
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Extent: 162 leaves : paper ; 260 x 160 (210 x 117) mm. bound to 266 x 161 mm.
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Ms. codex.
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On fol. 1b, title given in illuminated ʻunwān reads "Intikhāb-i ashʻār-i Shaykh Muṣliḥ al-Dīn Saʻdī Shīrāzī ʻalayhi al-raḥmah va al-maghfirah."
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Physical description: Four columns; written on a diagonal in nastaʻliq in black on glazed, laid Arabic paper in a variety of colors. Rubrication and catchwords. Numerous paper repairs, some staining and smudging. Last few leaves mildewed. In fair condition.
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Decoration: Well-executed illuminations. On fol. 1a, illuminated mandorla with pendants in gold and color. On fol. 1b, illuminated ʻunwān in gold and color; on fol. 1b-2a, margins illuminated with foliar pattern, and text framed in gold and decorated with gold arabesque. Remainder of text framed in blue and gold, with columns separated by double gold lines. Space after colophon on fol. 162b...
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Origin: On fol. 72a, 19 Rabīʻ II 1147 H [18 September 1734], Muḥammad Bāqir ibn Qivām al-Dīn Ḥusayn Shīrāzī. On fol. 84a, 8 Dhū al-Qaʻdah 1170 H [25 July 1757], Shujāʻ al-Dīn Maḥmūd al-Ḥusaynī. The poem "Maḥmūd Āyāz" by Zalālī is stated to have been originally completed in 1014 H (fol. 162b).
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Illegible stamps [of a library?] on fol. 1a, 162b, accompanied by the number 132.
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11 November 2024
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11 November 2024
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