(Q55849)
Statements
Mas̲navī-i maʻnavī-i Mawlavī
مثنوى معنوى مولوى
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Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana, 1207-1273
جلال الدىن رومى، مولانا، 1207-1273
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Manuscripts, Persian--15th century
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Headpieces (layout features)--Islamic Empire--15th century
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Illuminated manuscripts--Islamic Empire--15th century
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Manuscripts, Persian--New Jersey--Princeton
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1479-1482
15. century
1479Gregorian
1482Gregorian
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Extent: ii, 466, ii leaves : paper ; 205 x 113 (163 x 90) mm. bound to 206 x 122 mm.
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Ms. codex.
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Title from poem praising the work, contained in the border on fol. 1b-2a.
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On spine: Label reading "Mas̲navī ... 927" in Arabic script.
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Formerly shelved as Islamic Manuscripts, New Series no. 1594.
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Physical description: 15 lines per page; written in nastaʻliq in black on glazed, laid Arabic paper. Outer third column written on a diagonal. A few paper repairs, mainly marginal. Staining around upper and lower margins. In good condition.
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Decoration: Fol. 1b-2a richly illuminated in gold, blue, and other colors, with panegyric poem set within border in gold. Text on fol. 1b-2b set within cloud-bands on gold ground. Heading for Mujallad 1 in gold and decorated with arabesque; remaining headings decorated with small illuminated ʻunwāns. Text framed in blue and gold with double gold lines separating columns; non-text spaces filled...
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Origin: Mujallad 1 completed Shaʻbān 884 H [October-November 1479] (fol. 72b). Mujallad 2 completed by Ḥasan ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥusayn al-maʻrūf bi-Ibn Akhī Turk (fol. 141b); scribe appears to be the same throughout ms. Mujallad 6 completed on 25 Rajab 887 H [9 September 1482] (fol. 466a).
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Acquired by Ananikian from Egypt, 1924.
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11 November 2024
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11 November 2024
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