Or Ms 369: رساله درعلم فراست Risālah dar ‘ilm-i firāsat, 1107 A.H., 1695 C.E.
Scope and Contents
A treatise on the science of physiognomy. The author's name is not given.
Dates
- Creation: 1107 A.H.
- Creation: 1695 C.E.
Creator
- Sayyid Aḥmad, fl 1695 (Scribe) (Scribe, Person)
Language of Materials
Persian (Script: nasta'līq)
Physical Description
Bound with Or. Ms. 259, 260, and 370.
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).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the University of Edinburgh Library by Adam Anderson, nephew of the collector, James Anderson, in 1844.
Physical Description
Bound with Or. Ms. 259, 260, and 370.
Processing Information
Annotation uses legacy data from Mohammed Hukk et al. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library.
Creator
- Sayyid Aḥmad, fl 1695 (Scribe) (Scribe, Person)
Source
- Anderson, Adam, 1797-1853 (Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice) (Donor, Person)
- Anderson, James, 1758-1833 (Persian Interpretor, East India Company) (Former owner, Person)
Repository Details
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