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Elegantly decorated copy of Saʻdī's collection of poems and stories.
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Manuscripts of the Islamic World
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Metadata
- Publisher
- 18 Rabīʻ II 1177 [26 October 1763]
- People
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- Related Name
- Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 410L
- Language
- Persian
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Item Summary
Elegantly decorated copy of Saʻdī's collection of poems and stories.
Descriptive Information
- Title
- كتاب گلستان
- Transliterated Title
- Kitāb-i Gulistān
- Call Number
- Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 410L
- Identifier
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dcdf65vn28p
- Publisher
- 18 Rabīʻ II 1177 [26 October 1763]
- Language
- Persian
- Date Created
- 1763-1026
- Extent
- 144 leaves : paper ; 180 x 123 (120 x 70) mm bound to 181 x 124 mm.
- Provenance
- Acquired from Brill, Leyden, 1904, from the books of Amīn ibn Ḥasan al-Ḥulwānī al-Madanī al-Ḥanafī (Medina).
- Source Acquisition
- Gift ; Robert Garrett, Class of 1897 ; 1942.
- References
- Martinovitch, N.N. Catalogue of Turkish and Persian manuscripts (1926), no. 410
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Ms. codex.
- Title from title page (fol. 1a).
- Label on upper cover: "KE 259". Inscriptions (fol. 143b-144a).
- Collation: Paper ; fol. 144 ; catchwords ; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals, foliation skips 135.
- Layout: 13 lines per page ; frame-ruled in gold.
- Description: Rubricated ; watermarks ; MS in good condition.
- Decoration: Elaborate illuminated headpiece in gold, red, pink, orange, blue, yellow, white and black (fol. 1b). Gold circles used throughout the text as line separators. Section titles in white on gold background with marginal medallions in gold, blue, yellow, green and red.
- Origin: Copy completed 18 Rabīʻ II 1177 by Muṣṭafá ibn Sulaymān (fol. 143a).
- Incipit: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ... منت خدايرا عز وجل كه طاعتش موجب ...
- Colophon: تم الكتاب عن يد احقر العباد ... مصطفى بن سليمان ... وقد وقع هذا الفراغ يوم الجميس فى وقت الصلاتين فى يوم الثامن والعشر من شهر ربيع الاخر سنه سبع وسبين ومائة والف من هجرة النبوية من له العز والشرف فى 18 ر سنه 1177 ه
- Binding Note
- Later? half-bound type III (without flap) binding in red leather and marbled paper. Leather doublures with inset gold-stamped mandorlas with pendants and cornerpieces. Multi-colored endbands.
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 294
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Manuscripts of the Islamic World
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/2370201f-70da-4d2e-bb68-6309f5ef325d/manifest