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Colophon :
یک لحظه عماد از عشق گورے بگرداند مشهورشود......... در شهر بنے گہش
A rare and old copy with illumination. The floral work of the first four pages is probably that of the Bukhāra school. The transcription date may be of the early 9th century A.H.
Lent by the State Central Library, Hyderabad.
DĪWĀN-I-SHAMS TABRIZI
Foll. 492; size 39.5 x 24 cm ; paper; Naskh script; 25 lines to a page; Persian. Author: Shams Tabrizi, A.H. 642-645 (A.D. 1244-1247).
Begins :
سلطانه مشهس
الحمد لله الذي خلق الثريا والثري الفاطر الفرد الذي رفع السموات العلى
العطا غفرانه ماحي الخطا عوانه، نورالهدی احسانی مروض الضگی
Ends :
چه عطائی چه چه دولتی
چه عطائی چه دولتی فتوحی
غم تو دامن جانی کشیده دامن کانی بسوی گنج نهانی راحتی وچه روحی چه کشتی وچه نوحی چه نعمتی
The text is written on a ground dusted with gold. The calligraphy is superb. It is possible that the manuscript was written during the 15th century.
Lent by the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, Bombay,
MATHNAVIYĀT-I-JAMĀLI
(A collection of verses) Foll. 260; size 19.8 x 12.4 cm; paper; Nast'aliq script; 21 lines to a page; Persian. Author: Jamāluddin Muhammad better known as Jamāli Ardastani, A.H. 879 (A.D. 1474).
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