| Reference number: |
MS 35343
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| Summary: |
The pages of this book were produced in 16th century Safavid Iran and contain a collection of 40 Arabic hadith - sayings of the Prophet Muhammad - compiled and paraphrased into Persian verse by the celebrated Iranian poet and mystic Jami (1414-92). Composed in 86 AH (1481 CE), Jami's text belonged to a flourishing and widespread tradition of hadith compilations. This particular copy is calligraphed in an elegant nasta'liq script and illuminated throughout. Each page comprises a central panel of light-blue paper on which the text is written and a broad margin of scrolling blossoms rendered in gold paint. The book was provided in the first half of the 19th century with a fine lacquered cover painted with naturalistic flowers.
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| Main author: |
Nur al-Din 'Abd al-Rahman Jami (1414-1492); poet
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| Extent: |
1 volume
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| Acquisition: |
Donated in 1938 on behalf of the late Mr R. S.Greenshields.
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| Access status: |
Open
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| User restrictions: |
For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance |
| Language: |
Persian
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| Scripts: |
Arabic (Nastaliq variant)
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| Physical description: |
H24.2x W15.2cm
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| Format: |
Archive
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| Access Points - Person, Corporate & Family Names: |
| Name Code |
Person, Corporate or Family Name |
Type of Entity |
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GB/SOASNAF/P1492
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Nur al-Din 'Abd al-Rahman Jami (1414-1492); poet |
Person |
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| Access Points - Places: |
| Place Code |
Place Name |
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130758
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Iran |
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