Or Ms 263: اخلاق محسنی Akhlāq-i muḥsinī, undated copy (original text composed 15th cent. C.E.)
Scope and Contents
A complete copy of the well-known work on ethics by Kamāl al-Dīn Ḥusayn Vāʿiẓ Kāshifī, born ca. 840 A.H. (1436-37 C.E.) died. 910 A.H. (1504-5 C.E.).
In this copy, the folios have been misplaced, and in this instance the work begins in the usual manner on fol. 215.
The scribe gives the date of conclusion of the present copy as the 14th of Muḥarram in the 13th year of the reign of an unnamed monarch.
Dates
- Creation: undated copy (original text composed 15th cent. C.E.)
Language of Materials
Persian (Script: nasta'līq)
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).
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
- Brown, Thomas, 1802-1873 (Laird, poet, and author) (Donor, Person)
- Brown, Robert (Collector of manuscripts) (Former owner, Person)
Repository Details
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