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Poetry, 1574-1575

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MS. Laud Or. 216

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  1. (909) Another copy of Jâmî's Yûsuf and Zalîkhâ, 1574-1575 (fols. 1-11, 123-124).
  2. (996) The loves of Lailâ and Majnûn, 1574-1574 (fols. 1b-91b).
  3. (2137) 'The treasure of mystery' fragment of the Ganjîna-i-râz (fols. 125-168).

Dates

  • Creation: 1574-1575

Extent

168 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • Persian

Shelfmark

MS. Laud Or. 216

Arrangement

Originally arranged and housed in 1641 at the Bodleian in Duke Humfrey’s Library, Selden End, compartment as ‘A 46’, 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. 345

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), nos. 909, 996, 2137

Custodial History

Manuscript 1725 acquired by the Bodleian Library

Dimensions

8 1/4 x 5 3/8 in.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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