Illuminated manuscripts
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Or Ms 304: ديوان صائب Dīvān-i Ṣāʼib, 1108 A.H., 1696 C.E.
Item
Identifier: Or Ms 304
Scope and Contents
This good copy of the Dīvān of Ṣāʼib (fol. 1 is missing). It consists of ghazals, with which are mixed a few unfinished ghazals and rubā'is, all arranged alphabetically."Ṣāʼib" is the pen name of Mīrzā Muḥammad 'Alī of Tabriz (d. ca. 1080 A.H./ 1670 C.E.), who founded a new style for writing poetry, and is regarded as one of the greatest of modern Persian poets.He spend time under the patronage of the Governor of Kabul, Ẓafar-Khān, and...
Dates:
1108 A.H.; 1696 C.E.