Or Ms 186: روضته الصفاء Rawz̤at al-ṣafāʼ, 1006 A.H., 1598 C.E.
Scope and Contents
A well-known general history in seven volumes, from the earliest times to the time of the author, Sayyid Muḥammad b. Burhān al-Dīn Khawand-Shāh (d. 903 A.H., 1498 C.E.). Most of the work was written by the author himself, but was completed by his grandson Ghiyās̱ al-Dīn Muḥammad b. Ḥāmid al-Dīn Khwand-Amīr (d. 942 A.H., 1535 C.E.). This manuscript includes volumes 1-3 of the work, each with an illuminated frontispiece.
At the beginning of the manuscript there is a contents page in English (summarising the work's seven volumes) in a hand resembling that of the donor David Anderson.
For volumes 4-7 of this work, from the collection of the same donor, see OR MS 187 and OR MS 188. The current manuscript appears to have been collected together with the other volumes. However, it has distinct physical features and appears to have been produced separately.
Dates
- Creation: 1006 A.H.
- Creation: 1598 C.E.
Creator
- Ja'far b. Faz̤l-allāh al-Riz̤vī, fl 1598 C.E. (Scribe) (Scribe, Person)
Language of Materials
Persian (Script: naskh)
Physical Description
oversize
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
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 the seal of the donor David Anderson, his name written in Arabic script.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bequeathed to the University of Edinburgh Library by David Anderson in 1828. Entered the Library in 1834.
Physical Description
oversize
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
- Anderson, David, 1750-1828 (Diplomat, East India Company) (Donor, Person)
Creator
- Ja'far b. Faz̤l-allāh al-Riz̤vī, fl 1598 C.E. (Scribe) (Scribe, Person)
Repository Details
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