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Or Ms 370: قيافه نامه Qiyāfah-nāmah, undated

 Item
Identifier: Or Ms 370

Scope and Contents

A treatise on the science of physiognomy, including palmistry, by Kālī-Dās Hindī.

A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library by Mohammad Hukk et al. (1925) states that the author is probably the celebrated Hindu poet who flourished either in the time of Rājah Vikramāditya, towards the commencement of the Christian era, or Rājah Bhūj (1040-1090 C.E.). He wrote his celebrated work Nalodia, exhibiting a wonderful combination of alliteration (translated into Latin and published by Ferdinanclus Binary), a history of Nala and Damyanti, and poems called Kumāra Sambhāwa and Mahā Natak.

Dates

  • Creation: undated

Language of Materials

Persian (Script: nasta'līq)

Physical Description

Bound with Or. Ms. 259, 260, and 369.

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 369.

Processing Information

Annotation uses legacy data from Mohammed Hukk et al. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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