Bûstân, Finished 1517
Copy of Sa'di's Bûstân with many additions on the margin. The first leaves covered with interlinear explanations in Turkish.
Dates
- Creation: Finished 1517
Extent
153 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Turkish
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Or. 87
Arrangement
Originally arranged and housed in 1641 at the Bodleian in Duke Humfrey’s Library, Selden End, compartment as ‘A 41’, see Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, p. 14
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 340
For a full descriptions in English, see:Beeston, A. F. L, H. Ethé and E. Sachau, Catalogue of the Persian, Turkish, Hindûstânî, and Pushtû manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (3 vols., Oxford, 1889-1953), no. 731
Custodial History
This copy came into Laud's library in 1633. Manuscript 1724 acquired by the Bodleian Library
Dimensions
6 7/8 in. by 4 3/8 in.
Repository Details
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