Gulistân and Bûstân, 1575/1576, 1630
- (703) Another copy of Sa'dî's Gulistân, 21st Janury 1630 (fols. 1-155), illuminated frontispiece.
- (732) Another copy of Sa'dî's Bûstân, 1575/1576 (155b-163), richly illuminated throughout.
Dates
- Creation: 1575/1576, 1630
Extent
163 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Persian
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Or. 241
Arrangement
Originally arranged and housed in 1641 at the Bodleian in Duke Humfrey’s Library, Selden End, compartment as ‘B 127’, 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. 608
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. 703, 732
Custodial History
Manuscript 2375 acquired by the Bodleian Library
Dimensions
10 1/2 x 6 1/8 in.
Repository Details
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