Baillie, John Baillie, of Leys, 1835-1890 (donor of the Oriental Manuscripts Collection)
Person
Biography
John B. Baillie of Leys bequeathed 165 Arabic and Persian manuscripts - the collection of John Baillie, his grandfather - to the University Library in 1876.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Or Ms 98: شاهمانه Shāh-nāmah, 1226 A.H., 1811 C.E.
Item
Identifier: Or Ms 98
Scope and Contents
The Persian "Book of Kings" and national epic, the rendition in verse by Abū'l-Qāsim Firdowsī ca. 329-410 A.H. (940-1019 C.E.).
Dates:
1226 A.H.; 1811 C.E.