Shelfmark
ECOM 23
Author
Title
Būstān [manuscript].
Varying form of title
Other title: The Būstān by Saʻdī.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Persia : August 1598 [the month of Muharram A.H. 1007].
Physical description
1 v. : ill. ; 206 x 118 mm.
Note
Material: chart.
Note
Format: codex.
Note
Decoration: finely illuminated double-page opening with headpiece and cloudbands.
Note
Handwriting: fine nasta'liq script.
Note
Number of leaves: 145 ff.
Note
Incipit: بنام خداوند جان افرين حكيم سخن در زبان آفرين.
Note
Colophon: قد شرف بکتایته هذا الکتاب محمد قاسم الحایری فی شهر محرم الحرام سنه 1007.
Note
Scribe: Muhammad Qasim al-Ha'iri (or Ja'iri).
Note
Gold border rules.
Citation/references note
Manuscript description based on M.S.Q. Fraser, Islamic manuscripts in the Eton College Library, 1996.
Provenance
Booklabel of Eton College Library on the back flyleaf with no. 17 written in pencil.
Provenance
Modern label with no. 104 pasted on the back flyleaf.
Provenance
Erased inscription on the front flyleaf.
Provenance
Labels with no. 17 on the front flyleaf and the spine.
Binding
18th century Ottoman brown morocco binding (Type I) with gilt-stamped central medallions, flanking medallions and cornerpieces; concentric gold frames on the inner side on the boards.
Subject
Persian poetry 747-1500.
Added entry--place
Iran.
Language code
fa
Identifier
B51640