Illuminated manuscripts
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Or Ms 186: روضته الصفاء Rawz̤at al-ṣafāʼ, 1006 A.H., 1598 C.E.
Item
Identifier: Or Ms 186
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...
Dates:
1006 A.H.; 1598 C.E.