(Q56590)

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Dīvān-i Faghānī
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Poems
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Bābā Faghānī Shīrāzī, -1519
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Illuminated manuscripts--Islamic countries--19th century
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Headpieces (layout features)--Islamic countries--19th century
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Manuscripts, Persian--New Jersey--Princeton
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Extent: 128 leaves : paper ; 320 x 198 (247 x 134) mm bound to 334 x 207 mm
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Ms. codex.
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Title from leaf 1a.
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Physical description: 21 lines per page, in two columns; written in nastaʻliq in black on glazed, laid European paper. Catchwords. Extensive damp staining, particularly toward end of manuscript; some paper repairs.
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Decoration: On leaf 1b, large, intricately illuminated ʻunwān in gold and color, with basmalah in red set within a gold lozenge; text framed in blue, red and gold, columns and lines framed in red and gold, and empty spaces filled with gold arabesque on dark blue ground. On leaves 2a-8b, text framed in blue, red, and gold, and empty spaces framed in gold.
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Origin: Likely early 19th century.
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Acquired from Widgery, Cambridge, 1925.
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11 November 2024
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11 November 2024
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