Gulistan, etc., c. 1479-1488
- (635) A short fragment of the Bulbulnâma (fols. 60b-62b), the last page is a little injured.
- (699) A copy of Sa'dî's Gulistân, finished by Shaikh Muhammad bin Shaikh Isma'îl, 16th June 1488 (fols. 1-60).
- (786) A mathnawî, called Jâm-i-Jam, finished 5th September 1479 (fols. 63-187), the first leaves are very much damaged.
Dates
- Creation: c. 1479-1488
Extent
187 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Persian
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Or. 77
Arrangement
Originally arranged and housed in 1641 at the Bodleian in Duke Humfrey’s Library, Selden End, compartment as ‘B 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. 527
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. 635, 699, 786
Custodial History
Manuscript 2191 acquired by the Bodleian Library
Dimensions
7 7/8 x 5 1/4 in.
Repository Details
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