Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 224Origin: Lacks dated colophon ; dated statement on front flyleaf suggest a terminus ante quem of 1537 ; paper and hand certainly suggest late 15th or early 16th century.Former shelfmark: "323 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on verso of front flyleaf (p.2) ; "224" inscribed in pencil on recto of front flyleaf (p.1) and 'title page' (p.15).Binding: Pasteboards covered in brown leather ; Type II binding (with flap) ; doublures in dark red leather ; upper and lower covers carry blind-stamped mandorla (filled with symmetrical vegetal decoration, compare Déroche class. NSd 7) and pendants with gold-painted accents and gold-tooled border ; sewn in yellow thread, two stations ; worked chevron endbands in yellow and pink, damaged with losses to head and tail ; overall in fairly good condition with some abrasion, staining, lifting of leather, fore edge flap too narrow, etc.Support: non-European laid paper with 8 laid lines per cm. (vertical or horizontal, varies) and faint chain lines occasionally visible, often grouped in twos or threes (see p.22, 24, etc.) ; transluscent, thin and crisp, heavily sized and burnished, medium cream in color ; flyleaves in European laid paper.Decoration: Exquisite, superbly executed illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening on p.16, consisting of rectangular piece with gold cartouche carrying the basmalah in white riqāʻ surmounted by scalloped semi-circular piece (dome) itself surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) ; both pieces decorated with swirling vegetal designs with floral accents in gold, white, pink, green, and orange on fields of gold and lapis lazuli ; written area of incipit and facing page surrounded by frame consisting of gold band flanked by black fillets ; keywords, section headings and abbreviation symbols (mainly two teeth stroke above keywords) rubricated ; textual dividers in the form of inverted commas in red.Script: Naskh ; clear, compact hand ; serifless with slight effect of inclination to the left, pointing mainly in distinct dots, curvilinear descenders, partially vocalized ; opening table of contents in a fine, seriffed riqāʻ then nastaʻlīq (talik).Layout: Written in 31 lines per page ; frame-ruled.Collation: i, III (6), IV+1 (15), V (25), 1+IV (34), 8 V(114), III (120), 3 V(150), IV+1 (159), V (169), IV+1 (178), 5 V(228), II (232), 5 V(282), IV (290), i ; chiefly quinions ; leaves between sections left blank or partially blank ; several lacunae marked "بياض بالاصل" (see p.149, 482, 485, etc.) ; catchwords present ; foliation in black ink, Hindu-Arabic numerals ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes flyleaves).Explicit: "هذا بسرا والثانية اطيب منه عنبا لا تضحت المسئلة وانكشفت معناها والله اعلم مسئلة سئلت عن اعراب تركيب وقع في بعض كتب الحنفية ... لانه عمل قبل وجود الشرظ وذلك باطل اجماع والله سبحانه وتعالى اعلم بالصواب"Incipit: "سبحان الله المنزه عن الاشباه والنظائر والحمد لله المتفضل بغفران الكبائر والصغائر ... اما بعد فان فنون العربية على اختلاف انواعها هى اول فنوني ومبتدا الاخبار التي كان في احاديثها سمري وشجوني ... ومام سودت من ذلك كتاب ظريف ... ضمنته القواعد النحوية ذوات الاشباه والنظائر ... والفت كتاب الاشباه والنظائر مرتبا على اسلوب اخر يعرف من مراجعته وهذا الكتاب الذي شرعنا في تجديده في العربية يشبه كتاب القاضي تاج الدين الذي في الفقه ..."Title from colophon for first half (p.284).Ms. codex.Fine copy of one of al-Suyūṭī's works on the Arabic language, following the method of the religious sciences (fiqh), with both parts (halves) of the text here appearing in a single volume. Preceded by detailed table of contents (pp.4-13) and followed by several other short texts (see pp.12-13 for listing).
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 306Origin: As appears in colophon on p.276, copied by ʻAbd al-Laṭīf ibn Shaykh Darvīsh Muḥammad al-Shirvānī, al-shahīr bi-Aflāṭūn, (Abdüllatif b. Derviş Mehmet eş-Şirvânî) with transcription completed in 971 [1563 or 4].Former shelfmark: "344" inscribed in pencil on recto of opening leaf (p.1) ; "344 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on verso of opening leaf (p.2).Binding: Pasteboards covered in red-brown leather ; Type II binding (with flap) ; doublures in brown leather ; upper and lower covers carry tooled and gold-painted mandorla (filled with vegetal composition, compare Déroche OAi 8), pendants and cornerpieces, along with tooled border in a series of s-shaped stamps and fillets in gold ; upper and lower doublures carry diamond-shaped central ornament of gold-tooled interlace and border in gold fillets ; sewn in dull yellow, dark blue and dull pink thread, two stations ; worked chevron endbands in dull yellow and pink, damaged somewhat ; overall in somewhat poor condition with abrasion, staining, delamination of boards at corners, lifting of leather, envelope flap fully detached, etc. ; minor pieced repairs in dark brown leather ; housed in box for protection.Support: European laid paper of perhap a few types ; opening type with 9 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 25-28 mm. apart (horizontal), and watermark of anchor in circle (see p.8-9, 22, etc.) ; another type with 10 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 27-32 mm. apart (horizontal), and watermarks of crossbow in circle (p.262, 268, etc.) alternating with crossed arrows (see p.258, 272, etc.) ; all quite sturdy, dull cream in color, and well-burnished.Decoration: Illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening on p.4 consisting of large (rising out of the well of turquoise and gold into which it is set and surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) in blue), scalloped semi-circular piece (dome) with a central cartouche (carrying the title "كتاب كلستان" in white on a black ground with red floral accents) surrounded by swirling floral vegetal motifs in gold, red, yellow, white, pink, and turquoise on fields of gold and lapis lazuli ; keywords and some vocalization rubricated, others chrysographed or in blue ink ; written area surrounded by frame consisting of gold band defined by black and blue fillets ; tailpiece consisting of floral accents in red and black ink flanking close (p.276).Script: Nastaʻlīq (talik) ; elegant hand ; serifless with effect of words descending to baseline, elongation of horizontal strokes, mainly closed counters, pointing in distinct dots.Layout: Written in 11 lines per page ; frame-ruled ; written area occasionally divided to two columns to set off verses.Collation: 17 IV(136), I (138), i ; almost exclusively quaternions ; p.38 left partially blank, perhaps for illustration never realized ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals (includes flyleaves).Colophon: "Scribal," in Arabic, reads "كتبه العبد المذنب عبد اللطيف المذنب بن شيخ درويش محمد الشروانى الشهير بافلاطون غفر الله لهما في سنه ٩٧١ م"Explicit: "در خاتمۀ کتاب گلستان تمام شد کتاب گلستان و الله الملک المستعان و بتوفیق باری عز اسمه درین جمله چنانکه عادت مؤلفان است از شعر متقدمان بطریق استعارت تلفیقی نرفت ... و اطلب لنفسک من خیر ترید به من بعد ذلک غفرانا لکاتبه"Incipit: "منت خدایرا عز و جل که طاعتش موجب قربتست ..."Title from headpiece at opening on p.4 and close on p.275.Ms. codex.Elegant copy of the Gulistān, celebrated collection of moralizing anecdotes in rhymed prose interspersed with verse (maqāmah form), composed in 1258 by the renowned Persian poet and prose writer, Saʻdī (d.1292).
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 648Origin: Lacks dated colophon though poem on p.33 possibly dated 1199 [1784 or 5]. Paper, etc. suggests late 18th or early 19th century.Accompanying materials: a. Acquisitions slip from Yahuda (pp.1-2) -- b. Inventory cataloguing slip in hand of Winifred Smeaton Thomas (pp.3-4).Former shelfmark: From inner front cover, 'title page' (p.5) and label on lower cover, "IL 128" (likely supplied by Yahuda, see acquisitions slip).Binding: Pasteboards covered in red cut velvet with dark red leather over spine and edges/turn-ins (framed binding) ; Type III binding (without flap) ; doublures in marbled paper (striking pattern mainly in red, blue, yellow and black on white) with doublure hinges in a different marbled paper (blue on white) ; leather surrounding velvet panels gold-tooled in wide guilloché roll border ; sewn in yellow thread, two stations, though textblock detached from cover and with many loose quires ; overall in somewhat poor condition with some abrasion and staining, lifting of leather, spine fully split with covers detached from one another and from textblock, etc.Support: non-European (likely Persian or Indian) laid paper with 7-8 laid lines per cm. (vertical or horizontal, varies), curved and fairly distinct and occasional chain lines visible at roughly 45 mm. apart ; thin and crisp though sturdy, well-burnished to glossy ; alternating leaves surface dyed a dark yellow ochre, pale green or pale pink.Decoration: Occasional vocalization and orthographic signs rubricated ; signatures following several of the poems rubricated ; for one poem (see p.22) opening letters of opening words of each hemistich rubricated.Script: Nastaʻlīq ; compact, elegant hand ; characteristically serifless with effect of words descending to baseline, elongation and thickness of horizontal strokes.Layout: Written in 29 lines per page ; often divided to two columns to set off poetry.Collation: 2 V (20), I+2 (24) ; possible that leaves are missing ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes inserts).Title supplied by cataloguer.Ms. codex.16. p.50-p.52 : [blank].15. p.47-p.49 : [three short poems in Turkish].14. 46-p.47 : [mainly poems, opens "تجلى ضيا الفضل من افقك الاعلا" ].13. p.38-p.45 : [blank].12. p.35-37 : [short prose piece, opens "الحمد لله ... يا مخلص النفوس اذا لعثمت دياجي"].11. p.34-p.35 : [poem, opens "بك المناصب في العلياء تفتخر" ].10. p.32-p.33 : [poem, opens "لحى الله دهرا بالاحبة افجعا" ].9. p.29-p.31 : [short prose piece, opens "الحمد لله وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد ... انظر روض باكرة الماطر" ].8. p.28 : [short prose piece, opens "بسم الله الجامع بذاته حقائق اسمائه وصفاته" ].7. p.26-p.27 : [short prose piece, opens "ما تبسم فجر وضحك غمام" ].6. p.25 : [poem signed al-Sayyid Muḥammad, opens "تبسم ثغر الفتح يهتف بالنصر" ].5. p.20-p.24 : [poems]4. p.19-p.20 : [poem signed ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz al-Ṣamadī [?], opens "يا شام كم لك من يد عندي" ].3. p.13-p.18 : [poems, final signed ʻUmar ibn ʻAbd al-Salām, opens "الحمد لله ... قم يا نديم فما اصطباحك عار" ].2. p.9-p.12 : [poem signed Muḥammad Najīb al-Azharī al-Ḥusnī al-ʻAṭṭār, opens "جاءت وكف القبول يحملها"].1. p.6-p.8 : [poem signed Muḥammad Ṣādiq, opens "حتى متى البين ومر السهاد اقضى ولا اقضى بسعدي مراد"].Fine copy of a small collection of poems and brief prose pieces in Arabic (some signed by Muḥammad Ṣādiq, Muḥammad Najīb al-Azharī al-Ḥusnī al-ʻAṭṭār, ʻUmar ibn ʻAbd al-Salām, and ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz al-Ṣamadī [?]), concluding with three short poems in Turkish.
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 147Origin: Lacks dated colophon ; paper, hand, etc. suggests early 15th century, ca. 1410-1417 ; dated statement on 'title page' provides a rough terminus ante quem of 1431.Accompanying materials: A few slips carrying notes, glosses, etc. (paginated pp.115-116, pp.183-184, and pp.205-206).Former shelfmark: British Museum, London "No. 99. Al-Mukhtasar of Taftazani." ; "٤١٣" on tail of textblock.Binding: Pasteboards covered in dark brown leather ; Type III binding (without flap) ; board linings in laid paper ; upper and lower covers bear border in tooled fillets and faint central motif resembling an inverted lamp ; sewn in heavy cream thread, two stations ; worked endbands in cream and dark brown or black, intact and in fair condition ; overall in poor condition with abrasion, staining, lifting of leather, delamination of boards, some negative draw in both upper and lower cover, some spine slant (slightly cocked), etc. ; repairs in tan leather.Support: Mainly European laid paper with 8 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 32 mm. apart (horizontal), and gothic 'R' (in two lines) watermark (see p.94, 176, 202, 210, 250, 260, 268 274, 300, etc. and compare Briquet 8968 dated 1410, Piccard nos. 29028, 29029, and 29031 dated 1410, Piccard no.29027 dated 1416, and Briquet 8969 dated 1417) ; also, toward close and here and there throughout codex, non-European (likely Arab), non-watermarked laid paper with grouped chain lines, perhaps in a couple of types, mainly with chain lines grouped in threes with 8-9 mm. between the chains (horizontal) and 46 mm. between the groups, 8-9 laid lines per cm. (vertical, see p.286, 318, etc.) but also with chain lines grouped in threes with 9-12 mm. between the chains (horizontal), 40-42 mm. between groups, and 7 laid lines per cm. (vertical, see p.220).Decoration: Some section headings rubricated ; overlining in red ; occasional textual dividers in the form of red discs.Script: Naskh ; bold hand with influence of nastaʻlīq ; virtually serifless, though occasional head serif appears on alif of lām alif ligature ; slight effect of tilt to the right ; mainly closed counters ; some elongation of horizontal strokes ; freely ligatured with final tāʼ marbūtah assimilated with preceding rāʼ and lām alif ligatured occasionally forming a closed loop ; alif maqṣūrah often mardūdah ; kāf mashkūlah (mashqūqah) preferred.Layout: Written in 17 lines per page ; frame-ruled.Collation: i, IV (8), IV+1 (17), 3 IV(41), III (47), 13 IV(151), IV-1+1 (161) ; chiefly quaternions ; final leaf replaced ; proper catchwords mainly present but occasionally lacking (though last word of final line on the verso of the leaf is repeated at the beginning of the first line on the following recto) ; foliation in black ink, Hindu-Arabic numerals ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes front flyleaf and inserts).Explicit: "مشتملة على لفظ الفاتحة ومنطوية على حسن الخاتمة ختم الله لنا بالحسنى ويسر لنا الفوز بالذخر الاسنى بحق النبي صلى الله عليه وعلى اله واصحابه اجمعين تمت الكتاب بعون الملك الوهاب"Incipit: "نحمدك يا من شرح صدورنا لتلخيص البيان في ايضاح المعاني ... وبعد فيقول الفقير الى الله الغني مسعود بن عمر المدعو بسعد التفتازاني ... قد شرحت فيما مضى تلخيص المفتاح"Title supplied by cataloguer.Ms. codex.Shorter commentary by al-Taftāzānī on Talkhīṣ al-Miftāḥ by Jalāl al-Dīn al-Qazwīnī (d. 739/1338), an abridgment of the third part of Miftāḥ al-ʻulūm by al-Sakkākī (d. 626/1229), on ʻIlm al-maʻānī wa-al-bayān.
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 856Origin: Lacks dated colophon ; paper, etc. would suggest late 18th century though excerpt on p.78 (which appears to be a later addition) reports an event dated to 11 Jumādá II 1236 [ca. 16 March 1821] and would thus have been entered after that date.Accompanying materials: a. Slip with description (in hand of E. Husselman ?) "Muḥammad Emin, Effendi. | Inshā | Many Insha's in BMCat. of Turk. MSS. but not this. nf. in U of M MSS" (paginated pp.1-2) -- b. Slip with notes in hand of Eleazar Birnbaum "Compiler: MEḤMED EMĪN efendi, died near end of 1184 AH (Jan-Mar 1771) | Title: [INŞA or MÜNŞEʼĀT] | In Ottoman Turkish | A collection of stylistic pieces compiled by Mehmed Emīn from documents while he was secretary to DURRĪ Meḥmed efendi | Eleazar Birnbaum JUNE 17 1964" (paginated pp.3-4).Former shelfmark: Mich. Isl. Ms. temp. no. 5Binding: Pasteboards covered in dark brown leather ; Type III binding (without flap) ; board linings in untinted laid paper, hinges in marbled paper (mainly blue and white) ; upper and lower covers carry tooled and gold painted borders in a series of s-shaped stamps with defining fillets ; label on upper cover carries title and script ("منشات تعليق") ; originally sewn in pale yellow thread, two stations, failed or failing with some gatherings now reinforced in black or white thread, gatherings loose ; endbands virtually gone with only traces of primaries ; overall in somewhat poor condition with lifting and losses of spine leather, abrasion, staining, etc.Support: European laid paper with 12 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 21 mm. apart (horizontal) and watermarks of lion rampant on ball in scrollwork (see p.8, 10, 14, 15, 74, 75, etc.), another lion rampant in scrollwork (see p.72, 77, etc.) and "DV" alone (see p.12, 18, 28, 41, etc.) and under diadem (see p.66 and 83 and compare Nikolaev no.569 with three crescents dated 1773) ; thin and transluscent though sturdy, buff to pale yellow in color, well-sized and burnished.Decoration: Fine illuminated headpiece (ʻuwnān / sarlawḥ) at opening on p.6 consisting of scalloped w-shaped piece filled with floral vegetal decoration in gold, pink and green, surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) in blue and red ; written area of incipit and facing page surrounded by gold frame, elsewhere written area surrounded by red rule-border ; overlining (section headings, etc.) in red.Script: Nastaʻlīq (talik) ; fine Turkish hand ; serifless with marked effect of tilt to the right and slight effect of words descending to baseline, elongation and somewhat exaggerated thickness of horizontal strokes, mainly closed counters.Layout: Written in 21 line per page ; frame-ruled.Collation: 4 V(40) ; exclusively quinions ; final leaves ruled but left blank ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (include inserts).Incipit: "طرح افكن نو زمين علم انشا اعجاز نماى طرق حسن بيان واملا بيكيوز سكسن درت سنه سى اواخرنده اناطولى صدارندن منفصلا واصل رحمت ربانى اولان اديب كامل بليغ كريم الخصائل عاطف محمد امين افندى جنابلريكه اوائل زمان محمود خانيده متكا پیراى مشيخت اسلاميه مرحوم مغفور له درى محمد افندى حضرتلرينك مدت معلومه مكتوبجيلر يكن جمع وترتيب اولنان منشأت بديعه ..."Title from inscription on 'title page' (p.5).Ms. codex.Fine copy of a collection of letters compiled by Atıf Mehmet Emin Efendi (d.1771) while he served as secretary (mektupçu / مكتوبجى) for şeyhülislam Dürri Mehmet Efendi (d.1736) during the early part of the reign of Mahmut I (r.1730-1754) (see opening matter on p.6). For another copy compare Isl. Ms. 420.
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 353Origin: As appears in colophon on fol.4b and fol.12b, executed by Muḥammad ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad Ḥusayn al-Tabrīzī. Date of transcription not specified, decoration, etc. would suggest 18th century.Former shelfmark: "459 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on verso of front flyleaf.Binding: Pasteboards covered in mahogany leather ; Type III binding (without flap) but covers not flush with text block ; pastedowns and flyleaves in orange surface-dyed, coated paper ; upper and lower covers carry central gold-tooled interlace ornament with central knot evoking a diamond shape as well as tooled and stamped borders in gold ; sewn in red thread, four stations ; overall in fairly good condition with only minor abrasion though cover fully detached with hinges (via attachment at pastedown) split.Support: non-European (likely Persian) laid paper with 9 laid lines per cm. (horizontal and vertical, curved and fairly distinct though cloudy formation) and no chain lines visible, thin and crisp though sturdy, heavily sized and burnished, beige in color ; flyleaves in surface-dyed wove paper.Decoration: Superb illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening on fol.1b consisting of rectangular piece with empty gold cartouche flanked by vegetal accents in blue (cobalt) and red on a gold ground bordered in bands of gold and lime green, surmounted by tall, scalloped w-shaped piece with swirling floral vegetal decoration on grounds of cobalt and gold itself set in a well gold and red bands and surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) in blue and red ; a second splendid illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) appears at opening of the Risālah on fol.5b consisting of large rectangular piece with gold cartouche carrying the basmalah in white surrounded by floral motifs in gold, mauve, turquoise, light blue, etc. on a cobalt ground and bordered in a narrow red band and heavy band of gold interlace, surmounted by vertically elongated dome (or hasp) set in rectangular band filled with swirling floral vegetal decoration in gold, mauve, red, light blue, turquoise, etc. on a cobalt ground with gold accents, bordered in gold and red bands and surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) in blue ; illuminated tailpiece at close on fol.12b consisting of triangular pieces flanking 'colophon' text ; written area throughout surrounded by a frame consisting of heavy gold band flanked by narrower gold bands with outermost blue and red rules ; textual dividers in the form of illuminated rosettes with red and blue accents ; floral designs in gold set off written area.Script: Nastaʻlīq (talik) ; elegant hand in a medium line ; serifless, with effect of words descending to baseline, closed counters, elongation and contrasting thickness of horizontal strokes, pointing in conjoined dots.Layout: Written in 15 lines per page, occasionally divided to two columns to set off poetry ; frame-ruled.Collation: i, II (4), IV (12), i ; catchwords present.Colophon: [close of opening dedication, fol.4b] "Scribal," reads "كتبه العبد المذنب محمد على بن محمد حسين التبريزى غفر الله لهما"Dedication: Composed for the sultan named on fol.2b, "السلطان ابن السلطان السلطان الغازى سلطان خليل [بن؟] محمد خان خلد الله ظلال خلافته ..." ; despite addition of "بن" likely Mehmet III (r.1595-1603).Explicit: [Risālat al-taṣavvuf] "و درجۀ سعادت رسى آمين الحمد لله رب العالمين اثر كلك محمد على"Incipit: [Risālat al-taṣavvuf] "حمدی که نهایت شایستگی منزه از شایبۀ یقین و تخصیص آمده ..."Title from inscription on 'title page' (fol.5a).Ms. codex.2. fol.5a-fol.12b : Risālat al-taṣavvuf / ʻUrfī Shīrāzī.1. fol.1b-fol.4b : [lengthy dedication comprised mainly of prayers].Elegant copy of a brief Ṣūfī treatise by ʻUrfī Shīrāzī preceded by a lengthy dedication with prayers for the reigning sultan, possibly Mehmet III (r.1595-1603) or his successor (see fol.2b).
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 263Origin: As appears at close of Risālahʼ-i Sharḥ-i ḥadīs̲, transcription completed [?] 901 [1495 or 6]. Paper, etc. certainly suggest 15th century.Former shelfmark: "438 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on recto of front flyleaf (p.1).Binding: Heavy pasteboards covered in painted lacquerwork, spine in black leather ; Type III binding (without flap, two-piece binding, overlapping flanges visible at spine) ; doublures in fine painted lacquerwork with paintings of a tall narcissus-like plant with leaves in shades of green and flowers and buds in yellow with pink accents at the head of a central stalk, all on a red ground with border in black with gold accents (composition of upper doublure mirrors that of lower doublure) ; upper and lower covers bear paintings of nearly identical floral composition in mirror image to one another on a deep golden-orange or bronze-colored background, namely a central cluster of peonies, poppies, tulips, pansies, etc. with additional buds and floral forms filling the main panel all in shades of pink, light blue, lavender, and white with leaves in various shades of green, and surrounded by decorative band of floral vegetal motifs on a dark red-bronze ground framed in black borders with gold accents ; sewn in dark turquoise thread, two stations ; worked chevron endbands in dark turquoise and red, good condition (protected by leather extending from spine) ; overall in fairly good condition with only minor abrasion and losses to lacquer, etc. ; textblock has certainly been trimmed (some leaves folded to retain marginalia) ; now housed in box for protection.Support: non-European (likely Persian) laid paper with 7 laid lines per cm. (horizontal) and rare single chain lines visible, sturdy, well-sized and burnished, inclusions ; staining and tide-lines ; added leaves at opening and close in European laid paper with 7-8 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 28-29 mm. apart (horizontal), and watermarks of star (p.2) and crescent (p.4) visible.Decoration: Keywords, some notabilia, etc. rubricated ; overlining in red ; textual dividers in the form of inverted commas in red.Script: Nastaʻlīq (talik) ; elegant hand ; serifless, with marked effect of words descending to baseline, closed counters, and elongated horizontal strokes.Layout: Written in 15 lines per page ; frame-ruled.Collation: II+1 (5), 16 IV(133), IV+1 (142), II (146), 2 IV(162), I (164), i ; almost exclusively quaternions ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes added leaves carrying excerpts at opening and close of codex).Incipit: [Sharḥ-i Lamaʻāt] "لو لا لمعات برق نور القديم من نحو حمى جود وحى الحريم ..."Title supplied by cataloguer.Ms. codex.9. p.322-p.328 : [assorted excerpts (from Jāmī's Lavāʼiḥ, etc.) and former owners' marks, otherwise blank].8. p.318-323: Risālahʼ-i Sharḥ-i ḥadīs̲ [?].7. p.310-p.318 : [brief treatise opening with verses of Abū Saʻīd ibn Abī al-Khayr (d.1049)"سر رشتهء دولت ای برادر بکف آر وین عمر گرامی بخسارت مگذار"].6. p.307-p.309 [assorted excerpts].5. p.294-p.306 : [excerpts from glosses on the Mas̲navī of Rūmī].4. p.292-p.293 : [assorted excerpts, otherwise blank].3. p.14-p.291: Sharḥ-i Lamaʻāt / Jāmī.2. p.13 : [contents listing for entire volume].1. p.6-p.12 : [assorted excerpts (from Jāmī's Lavāʼiḥ, etc.) and notes].Fine collection (majmūʻah) of several works including Jāmī's commentary on the Lamaʻāt of Fakhr al-Dīn Ibrāhīm al-ʻIrāqī (d.1289), glosses on the Mas̲navī of Rūmī, and other excerpts.
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 854Origin: As appears in colophon on p.393, copied by Muḥammad Bakhsh ibn Muḥammad ʻAẓīm [likely the same copyist who executed Isl. Ms. 852 in 1238/1822] with transcription completed in Ṣafar 1256 [?] [April 1840 ?, corresponding to 1896 in Vikram Samvat as likely suggested earlier in colophon] in Bādpūr [?].Accompanying materials: a. Photocopy of card with typed notes "17302 | 865 Amritsor, India | 1 Indian manuscript book | Original no. -- K241. Persian Poetry; 1896; green cloth slip cover. | Univ. of Mich., Div. of Fine Arts | Walter Koelz, 1932-33 | March 19, 1934" -- b. Scrap of ruled paper with notes in pencil "Persian Poetry | Date 1896 | Aminpur (place) | copy of Nizami's Iskandar-name" -- c. Card with typed notes and additions in pen "K241 | 17302 | Indian [crossed out] Mogul (?) manuscript book, green cloth slip cover | Persian script | Amritsar." -- d. Short piece of white cotton cord with label attached "17302/K241" -- e. Slip of paper (once folded) with notes and stamp (between pp.206-207).Former shelfmark: Mich. Isl. Ms. temp. no. 3Binding: Pasteboards faced in untinted laid paper with red-brown leather over spine and edges / turn-ins (paper faced, leather-edged, framed binding), now fitted with light blue (faded to green-blue) custom textile jacket or detachable overcover, stitched to form a sleeve into which each covered board slips (see p.246-247, 453 in Julia Miller, Books will speak plain) ; Type III binding (without flap) ; board linings in untinted laid paper (some recycled) ; sewn in black and white thread (black and white threads twisted together), two stations ; heavy, worked chevron endbands in blue and cream, good condition ; overall in fairly good condition with some staining, abrasion, minor losses of cloth, etc. ; housed in box for protection.Support: non-European (likely Indian) laid paper with roughly 7 laid lines per cm. (horizontal, somewhat indistinct, curving) and no chain lines clearly visible, quite cloudy formation, sturdy though thin and transluscent, light brown in color, burnished.Decoration: Headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening on p.4 consisting of rectangular piece (carrying the basmalah in black ink) set between decorative bands and surmounted by dome with vegetal design, mainly in red ; section headings rubricated ; some overlining in red ; written area surrounded by red double rule-border, divisions within also defined by red rules.Script: Nastaʻlīq ; elegant Indian hand ; serifless with inclination to the right and slight effect of words descending to baseline, elongation and somewhat exaggerated thickness of horizontal strokes, mainly closed counters, yāʼ always pointed.Layout: Written in 18 lines per page, with written area divided to two columns ; frame-ruled.Collation: 24 IV (192), III (198) ; almost exclusively quaternions (followed by a ternion) ; opening and final leaf affixed to endpaper and trimmed ; middle of the quire marks in the form of oblique black strokes in the upper outer corner of the right-hand leaf and the lower outer corner of the left-hand leaf (from p.72-73, perhaps prior to that lost to trimming) ; catchwords present ; foliation in black ink, Hindu-Arabic numerals ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals (includes partial 'flyleaves' / free hinges).Colophon: "Scribal," reads "تمت تمام شد نسخه سکندر نامه بری در ماه سفر [صفر ؟] بتاریخ ١۴ ١٨٩۶ بید خط بنده احقر العباد محمد بخش ابن شیخ محمد عظیم مفتی ... در موضع بادپور تحریر یافت سنه ۱۲ ٥۶"Incipit: "خدایا جهان پادشاهی تراست زما خذمت [خدمت] آید خدائی تراست ..."Title from colophon on p.393.Ms. codex.Fine copy of the opening part (Sharafʻnāmah or Iskandarʻnāmah-i barrī) of Niẓāmī's celebrated poetic account of the legend of Alexander the Great.
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 885Origin: As appears in colophon on p.969 (and at close of باب الف ممدوده on p.978), copied by Mathurādās Khatrī, date not specified ; decoration, paper, etc. would suggest late 18th or early 19th century.Accompanying materials: a. Scrap cut from a Luzac catalog page with description and price for this manuscript "PERSIAN AND HINDUSTANI MSS. 175 Bahar i ʻajam. The well-known Persian dictionary. MS. Folio. Over 1000 pp. Leather binding. The colophon is dated A.H. 1243 ( = A.D. 1827), under the reign of Muhammad Akbar Shâh (II.) £2 10s." (paginated pp.1-2) -- b. Recycled card with handwriting of Emilie Savage-Smith [?] "ʻunwān or illum. frontispiece or heading." (paginated pp.3-4) -- c. Scrap of paper with title in ink "Bahār i ʻAjam." (paginated pp.5-6) -- d. Slip with note "Persian MSS (Heyworth-Dunne?) No Husselman or Meredith-Owens notes" (paginated pp.7-8).Former shelfmark: Mich. Isl. Ms. temp. no. 34Binding: Pasteboards covered in deep red leather ; Western style binding ; pastedowns and flyleaves in untinted wove paper ; upper and lower covers carry delicate gold-tooled border in a rope pattern ; spine stamped "BUHARE | UJUM" ; now sewn in white thread over three cords ; worked chevron endbands in yellow and blue, good condition ; overall in somewhat poor condition with upper cover fully detached, some abrasion, staining, lifting of leather, etc.Support: non-European laid paper with 10 laid lines per cm. (vertical or horizontal, fairly distinct, some curving) and irregular chain lines faintly visible, sturdy, well-burnished, dark cream in color ; flyleaves / added leaves in wove paper.Decoration: Splendid illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening on p.10 consisting of rectangular piece with cartouche (carrying the basmalah) flanked by pendants and delicate swirling floral vegetal decoration in blue, red, orange, and white on a gold ground, surmounted by scalloped w-shaped piece filled with more elaborate swirling floral vegetal decoration in red, orange, white, blue, green, etc. on grounds of gold with blue, green and white accents, itself surmounted by a pendant filled with similar decoration as well as fine vertical stalks (tīgh) in blue, entire piece set into a well consisting of a rather heavy gold band outlined by narrow bands of orange and gold defined by black fillets ; written area throughout surrounded by a gold frame with innermost red rule, and outer red and blue rules, further blue rule defines margin ; keywords and headings rubricated ; overlining or two-teeth abbreviation symbol in red.Script: Nastaʻlīq ; elegant hand in a medium line ; serifless with slight effect of words descending to baseline, elongation of horizontal strokes, pointing (two and three dots) mainly in distinct or conjoined dots.Layout: Written in 21 lines per page ; frame-ruled.Collation: ii, 14 IV(112), III (118), IV+1 (127), 12 IV(223), IV+2 (233), 26 IV(441), II (445), IV+1 (454), 3 IV(478), IV-1 (485), iii ; chiefly quaternions ; lacuna on p.458 marked with "ص" ; p.970 prior to opening of Bāb-i alif-i mamdūdah left blank ; lacks proper catchwords but last word of final line on the verso of each leaf is usually repeated at the beginning of the first line on the following recto ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes inserts).Colophon: "Scribal," reads "الحمد لله والمنة که باتمام رسید منتخب کتاب بهار عجم تالیف استادی مخدومی تیک چند بهار بخط فقیر حقیر اضعف العباد متهراداس قوم کهتری فقط"Incipit: "مهار آفرینی که کلبرک ... دیباچه اصل بهار عجم سپاس و ستایش ایزد متعال را در خور که هريکى ار افراد انسان ..."Title from opening matter (p.11) and colophon (p.978).Ms. codex.Elegant copy of the dictionary of words and idioms used by the Persian poets compiled by Tīk Chand Bahār (d.1766) with added preface.
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 363Origin: Lacks dated colophon ; decoration, hand, etc. suggest 16th century.Accompanying materials: Slip of wove paper with note in hand of G. Meredith-Owens "363 | Dīvān of Bāḳī | undated, probably 16th cent. | contemporary binding."Former shelfmark: "93 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" in pencil on verso of front flyleaf.Binding: Pasteboards covered in dark red-brown leather ; Type II binding (with flap) ; two-piece binding (seam of overlapping flanges visible at spine) ; doublures in dark red-brown leather with large mandorla, pendants and cornerpieces in gold and black painted leather filigree appliqué over blue paper (design continues on interior of envelope flap) ; flyleaves (made endpapers) in slate blue paper, gold-flecked ; upper and lower covers block-stamped, black- and and gold-painted (large panel stamp repeated twice with central seam visible) with design of mandorla, pendants, cornerpieces, upper and lower rectangular piece and wide border overlaid with vegetal composition filling panel ; design continues on envelope flap ; sewn in light blue (approaching silver) thread, two stations ; worked chevron endbands in pink and yellow, fairly good condition ; overall in good condition with some abrasion, etc. ; likely repairs (edging, fore edge flap, etc.) in dark red / maroon leather.Support: non-European (likely Persian) laid paper with roughly 9 laid lines per cm. (vertical, indistinct) and no chain lines plainly visible, cloudy formation, some bits of fibre and inclusions visible, thin and crisp though sturdy, well-burnished, dark cream to beige in color ; opening section heavily moisture damaged with stains, traces of mold, etc. ; elsewhere breakthrough at frames.Decoration: Splendid illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening on p.2 consisting of rectangular piece (bordered in bands of gold flanking orange-red band with black crosses) with empty gold cartouche surrounded by swirling vegetal decoration in gold with floral accents in red, yellow, green, light blue, and white on grounds of dark blue (approaching lapis) and gold, surmounted by band of gold with floral motifs (flanked by narrow bands of turquoise and gold) and scalloped dome with similar swirling vegetal motifs with floral accents (in light blue, red, white, orange, green, lavender, etc.) on grounds of gold and dark blue, itself surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) and delicate floral vegetal decoration ; similar elegant headpiece at opening of ghazals on p.62 (rectangular piece with empty cartouche srmounted by wide scalloped dome almost filling the well, chiefly in gold and dark blue approaching lapis with swirling floral vegetal decoration in gold, white, red, lavender, light blue, green, etc.) ; written area throughout surrounded by frame consisting of gold band outlined in black with inner orange fillet and outer blue fillet, divisions within defined by narrow gold bands outlined in black ; from p.257, rubricated section headings provided.Script: Nastaʻlīq (talik) ; elegant Ottoman hand in a medium line ; characteristically serifless with gentle effect of words descending to baseline, elongation of horizontal strokes, pointing in distinct dots, point of final nūn set at mouth (occasionally just above) wide, deep bowl ; text from p.257 to close possibly in a different hand.Layout: Written in 12 lines per page with written area divided to two columns ; frame-ruled (impression of ruling board visible).Collation: i, IV+1 (9), III+1 (16), 15 IV(136), II-1 (139), i ; almost exclusively quaternions ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during cataloguing.Explicit: "صی دآن شاهد مطبوع شمایل باشی تمت م م م"Incipit: "خط مشك فامكله اى غنچه تر شكر در اولبلر ممسك مكرر ..." ; [ghazals] "ازلدن شاه عشقك بنده فرمانيوز جانا محبت ملكنك سلطان عاليشانيوز جانا ..."Title supplied by cataloguer.Ms. codex.Elegant copy of the collected poems of the celebrated Turkish poet, Baki Efendi (d.1600), opening with kaside in praise of Sultan Süleyman (opening on p.12 in Bâḳî dîvânı : tenkitli basım, Sabahattin Küçük, ed. Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1994) and closing with Persian verses (compare p.462 in Küçük edition). Contributions to the cataloguing from Elizabeth Kunze.
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 340Origin: According to colophon on p.503, supposedly copied by Muḥammad Masīḥ Shīrāzī with transcription completed 17 Muḥarram "٨٠۴" [ca. 27 August 1401], which seems impossible given Kalīm's dates ; 17 Muḥarram 1084 [i.e. ca. 4 May 1673] may have been intended. Ownership statement on 'title page' (p.1) provides a terminus ante quem of 1684.Former shelfmark: "121 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on recto of front flyleaf.Binding: Pasteboards covered in black leather seemingly covered with lacquer ; Type II binding (with flap) ; two-piece binding (overlapping flanges visible at spine) ; doublures in dark red leather gold-tooled with oval central ornament, crosses above and below, corner accents and border (all built up of small annular stamp) defined by gold rules ; upper and lower covers carry stamped central lozenge, pendants and cornerpieces (central lozenge and cornerpieces filled with composition of vegetal designs surrounding bird) painted red and bronze-gold and layered with lacquer, as well as border in gold-painted vegetal designs defined by gold fillets ; sewn in golden yellow and blue thread, two stations ; worked chevron endbands in golden yellow and blue thread ; overall in somewhat poor condition with envelope flap almost fully detached from fore edge flap (losses at joint), some lifting and losses of lacquer and leather, abrasion, losses and delamination of boards at edges, etc.Support: non-European (likely Persian) laid paper with roughly 9 laid lines per cm. (vertical, somewhat indistinct) and irregular chain lines visible, dense and sturdy though thin, well-burnished, dark cream in color ; flyleaves in European laid paper ; extensive pest damage in final seven leaves ; flyleaves in European laid paper.Decoration: Superb illuminated double-page opening on p.2-3 with headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) consisting of rectangular piece with empty gold cartouche flanked by gold pendants surrounded by delicate floral vegetal decoration in orange, yellow, lavender, white, and red on a lapis and gold ground, surmounted by elongated scalloped dome filled with chi cloud and floral motifs in gold, orange, light blue, white, lavender, etc. surrounding pink pendants, all set in a well of now dark brownish blue with white accents flanked by narrow blue and gold bands ; marginal decoration of gold-painted plants and animals (lion, fox, rabbit, phoenix, antelope, etc.) completes the double-page illumination ; another exquisite illuminated headpiece at opening of ghazals on p.250 ; written area throughout surrounded by gold frame with blue outermost rule, divisions within defined by narrow gold bands ; text of written area of double page opening set off by gold cloud-bands, elsewhere flecked with gold ; gold-painted vegetal and animal decoration at close of some sections (see pp.249 and 491).Script: Nastaʻlīq ; elegant hand in a medium line, compactly filling the line ; characteristically serifless, with effect of words descending to baseline, elongation of horizontal strokes, pointing in conjoined dots, point of final nūn set down in wide, slightly angled bowl.Layout: Written in 17 lines per page with written area often divided to two columns ; frame-ruled.Collation: i, 9 IV(72), III (78), 9 IV(150), III (156), 6 IV(204), III+1 (211), 2 IV(227), IV+1 (236), 2 IV(252), i ; chiefly quaternions ; oblique catchwords on the verso of each leaf ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during cataloguing.Colophon: "Scribal," triangular, reads "بتاریخ هفدهم شهر محرم الحرام سنه ٨٠۴ سمت تحریر یافت علی ید الاحقر بل اللاشی محمد مسیح شیرازی م م م"Explicit: " آرایش روزگار امروز ازوست بر روی زمانه زلف پر پیچ و خمیست"Incipit: "شوق هر کس را که در راه طلب سر میدهد گر در آرد اول از پا آخرش پرمیهد ..."Title supplied by cataloguer.Ms. codex.Elegant copy of the collected poems of Kalīm Abū Ṭālib (d. 1651). Descriptive contributions from Nick Krabbenhoeft.
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 333Origin: Lacks dated colophon ; paper, decoration, etc. may suggest 17th or even late 16th century.Former shelfmark: "528 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on verso of front flyleaf.Binding: Pasteboards covered in dark mahogany leather ; Western style binding (hollow back, not flush, rounded spine, etc.) ; pastedowns and flyleaves in textured and coated, foil-stamped paper (scalloped floral vegetal design in green and gold on white) ; upper and lower covers carry gold-stamped (over onlays, orange leather / shagreen and blue coated and embossed paper) oval central ornament with radiating vegetal design, cornerpieces and border pieces ; on spine, raised bands as well as further stamped ornaments over orange shagreen onlays and at center another oval ornament in green ; eges of text block gilt ; now sewn in white thread over two heavy recessed cords ; stuck-on endbands ; overall in fair condition with some abrasion, staining, lifting of leather, etc.Support: non-European (likely Persian) laid paper with 7-8 laid lines per cm. (mainly vertical, somewhat indistinct) and no chain lines plainly visible, cloudy formation, beige in color, sturdy, well-burnished ; some staining ; replacement leaves in wove paper ; some leaves guarded.Decoration: Illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening on p.2 consisting of large rectangular piece with gold cartouche carrying effaced title in red, surrounded by swirling arabesque (in turquoise, red, gold, etc.) and geometric motifs defined by white bands on a field of blue (approaching lapis lazuli), bordered in heavy band of gold interlace and floral vegetal desgin in gold, red and blue on a black ground, surmounted by scalloped triangular piece or hasp (filled with floral vegetal design on a gold ground) set into a rectangular band filled with arabesque on a blue (approaching lapis lazuli) ground, all surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) in blue ; written area throughout surrounded by frame in gold bands with outermost blue rule, columns within written area also bounded by gold rules ; numerous lacunae left, possibly for headpieces and rubricated passages (only opening mas̲navī bears headpiece ; rubricated text has been provided for opening of Silsilat al-ẕahab, see pp.582-605).Script: Nastaʻlīq ; elegant hand ; serifless, with effect of words descending to baseline, closed counters, and elongated horizontal strokes.Layout: Written in 15 lines per page, written area mainly divided into four columns ; frame-ruled.Collation: i, 3 IV(24), 2 IV-2+2 (40), IV (8), IV-2+2 (56), 3 IV(80), III+1 (87), 5 IV(127), III (133), II (137), 7 IV(179), 2 IV(195), 3 III(213), IV-2+2 (221), III (227), 7 IV(283), II (287), 2 IV(303), 2 III(315), IV (323), III-4+4 (329), II (333), III+2 (341), III-4+4 (347), III (353), i ; mainly quaternions and ternions (some anomalous) ; numerous missing leaves have been replaced but with lacunae left unfilled ; moisture damage or intential removal of text from p.487 ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization.Incipit: [Yūsuf va Zulaykhā] "الهی غنچه امید بگشای گلی از روضه جاوید بنمای ..."Title supplied by cataloguer.Ms. codex.11. p.582-p.705 : [Silsilat al-ẕahab, daftar-i avval, etc.] / Jāmī.10. p.581 : [blank].9. p.472-p.580 : [Silsilat al-ẕahab, daftar-i duvvum] / Jāmī.8. p.470-p.471 : [blank].7. p.360-p.469 : [Subḥat al-abrār] / Jāmī.6. p.358-p.359 : [blank].5. p.276-p.357 : [Khiradnāmah-i Iskandarī] / Jāmī.4. p.275 : [blank].3. p.146-p.274 : Majnūn va Laylá / Jāmī.2. p.144-p.145 : [blank].1. p.2-p.143 : [Yūsuf va Zulaykhā] / Jāmī.Fine though incomplete copy of the seven mas̲navīs of Jāmī (d.1492) collected under the title Haft awrang, opening with Yūsuf va Zulaykhā and concluding with Silsilat al-ẕahab (arrangement differs from that outlined in Jāmī's preface). Appears to lack Salāmān va Absāl and Tuḥfat al-Aḥrār.