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Or Ms 472: Account of Ahmedabad and its buildings, 1272 A.H., 1855 C.E.
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Identifier: Or Ms 472
Scope and Contents
A work complied by Muḥammad Ḥusayn al-Dīn, the qāz̤ī of Ahmadabad, and dedicated to Mountstuart Elphinstone as a gift upon his trip to the city on December 22nd,1855 C.E.This is a decorative manuscript, fitting broadly with the characteristics of the muraqqa' (album) genre. The support is paper tinted in bold pink and bound in a concertina-like fashion. The outer margin of each page features text detailing the...
Dates:
1272 A.H.; 1855 C.E.