Letters, etc., c. 1591
- (1338) Materials for the adornment of letters and other refined writings, October 1591 (fols. 191-215).
- (2406) A short mathnawi in imitation of a work of Jâmî's (fols. 126b-128a).
- (2409) A series of royal and official letters in Persian (fols. 140b-190b).
- (2415) Fragments of Inshâs and short prose-treatises (fols. 1-125, 129b-140a).
Dates
- Creation: c. 1591
Extent
215 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Persian
- Turkish
Shelfmark
Ms. Laud. Or. 50
Arrangement
Originally arranged and housed in 1641 at the Bodleian in Duke Humfrey’s Library, Selden End, compartment as ‘A 57’, 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. 356
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. 1338, 2406, 2409, 2415
Custodial History
Manuscript 1726 acquired by the Bodleian Library
Dimensions
8 1/4 x 6 in.
Repository Details
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