Timûrnâma, February/March 1528
The Timûrnâma by Hâtifî, an imitation of Niżâmî's Iskandarnâma, comprising the life and victories of the great Tâtar conqueror.
Dates
- Creation: February/March 1528
Extent
202 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Elliot 403
Arrangement
Originally arranged and housed in 1641 at the Bodleian in Duke Humfrey’s Library, Selden End, compartment as ‘B 109’, 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. 590
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. 1006
Custodial History
Manuscript 1749 acquired by the Bodleian Library
Physical Facet
Illuminated frontispiece, gilt binding
Dimensions
9 1/8 x 5 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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