کلّیات سعدی Kulliyyāt-i Sa'dī, 964 A.H., 1556 C.E.
Scope and Contents
A magnificent copy of the complete collected works of pre-eminently the most popular of Persian poets Sa'dī of Shiraz.
Dates
- Creation: 964 A.H.
- Creation: 1556 C.E.
Creator
- 'Shīrāzī, 'Ināyat-allāh, fl. 1556 (Scribe) (Scribe, Person)
Language of Materials
Persian (Script: nasta'līq)
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
1 volume
Other Finding Aids
Hukk, Mohammed Ashraful; Ethé, Hermann; and Robertson, Edward, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library (Hertford: Stephen Austin & Sons Ltd., 1925).
Custodial History
Bears an 'arz̤-dīdah.
Exhibition information
Or Ms 104 (full volume) was loaned to the Royal Academy, London for the International Exhibition of Persian Art, from the 7 January 1931 to 7 March 1931. It was mentioned by the Illustrated London News of 10 January 1931, pp.36-37: "outstanding pieces in an unprecedented exhibition".
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the University of Edinburgh Library by Lieutenant-Colonel John Baillie of Leys' grandson, also named John Baillie, in 1876.
Processing Information
Annotation uses legacy data from Mohammed Hukk et al. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library.
Source
- Baillie, John, of Leys, 1772-1833 (Member of Parliament, and East India Company Official) (Former owner, Person)
- Baillie, Anne, 1809-1847 (Former owner of manuscripts) (Former owner, Person)
- Baillie, John Baillie, of Leys, 1835-1890 (donor of the Oriental Manuscripts Collection) (Donor, Person)
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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