Collected poems of Amīr Shāhī Sabzavarī. Dīvān-i Shāhī (Collection of poems by Shāhī) is a divan (collection) of verse by Amīr Shāhī Sabzavārī (died 1453; 857 A.H.), a prominent Persian poet of the Timurid era who composed in many of the classical forms of Persian poetry. Amīr Shāhī's poetry belongs to the tradition of Persian mystical love poetry. The collection includes poems composed in the ghazal (a metrical form expressing the pain of loss and the beauty of love), qaṣīda (lyric poem), and rubā'ī (quatrain) forms. Amīr Shāhī was born in Sabzevar (present-day Iran), but received his education in Herat (present-day Afghanistan), where he joined the court of Timur's son Shāhrukh (1377-1447) and that of Shāhrukh's son Baysunqur Mīrzā (1397-1433). Biographers refer to Amīr Shāhī as a superb poet, but also as a painter, musician, and calligrapher. His poetry was greatly admired by his celebrated contemporary ʻAbd al-Raḥmān Jāmī (1414-92), as well as by later authors, such as Alīshīr Nawā'ī (1441-1501). In Tadhkirat al-Shuʻarā (Memorial of poets), Dawlatshāh Samarqandī (died circa 1494) describes the premature death of Baysunqur Mīrzā after a bout of drunken revelry, and singles out the elegy for him composed by Amīr Shāhī as having surpassed those of all his peers in its pathos. It is said that Amīr Shāhī wrote more than 12,000 verses, but his surviving anthology contains less than a tenth of that number. He himself is believed to have destroyed that portion of his verse he considered inferior. Amīr Shāhī died in Gorgan and is buried in Sabzevar in a khānaqāh (Sufi dervish lodge) founded by his ancestors. The present manuscript of Dīvān-i Shāhī is an illuminated, undated copy written in a flowing nastaʻlīq hand. An unusual feature of the work is the manner in which each poem is set off by the Arabic wa lahu ayḍan or ayḍan lahu (furthermore, he wrote). World Digital Library.
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 366Origin: As appears in colophon at close, copied by ("nammaqahu [?]...") one ʻAbd al-Rashīd ...[?] with transcription completed in Ramaḍān 1240 [?] [April-May 1825, or April-May 1140, 1725 ?].Accompanying materials: Folded slip of paper with notes in blue ink in hand of G. Meredith-Owens "366 A Dīvān, probably that of Amīr Khusraw of Delhi (but I should need rapid copies of some folios to verify this). 19th century - the paper suggests India."Former shelfmark: "426 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on interior of upper cover.Binding: Red-brown (see turn-ins) coarse-grained leather lined in untinted laid paper (limp binding) ; Type III binding (without flap), two piece binding (seam of overlapping flanges visible at spine) ; upper and lower covers carry blind-tooled border in a series of s-shaped stamps ; sewn in lime green thread, two stations ; endbands virtually gone, though core of headband remains ; overall in somewhat poor condition with abrasion, moisture damage, staining, spine curved and fore edge protruding, etc.Support: non-European laid (likely Indian or Persian) paper with 9 laid lines per cm. (vertical, quite distinct) and no chain lines clearly visible, well-burnished, sturdy, and fairly transluscent though stained a dark brown.Decoration: Keywords (mainly in margins at end of each line) and section headings rubricated ; races of once "gold" (now gone to green) cloud-bands on opening leaf (facing now lost incipit page) ; written area surrounded by frame consisting of "gold" band defined by black fillets with outermost light blue fillet, columns within and margin defined by narrow "gold" bands outlined by black fillets.Script: Shikastah (shikastah-nastaʻlīq / شكسته نستعليق ) ; elegant hand ; serifless, with effect of words descending to baseline, closed counters, and elongated 'horizontal' strokes.Layout: Written in 14 lines per page, mainly divided to two columns; frame-ruled.Collation: VI-1 (7), 7 IV(63), III (69), 4 IV(101), III (107) ; almost exclusively quaternions with two ternions ; final leaf left blank ; catchwords present.Colophon: "Scribal," reads "نمقه الاقل [؟] العبد عبد الرشيد ... في شهر رمضان المبارك سنه ۱۲۴۰ [?] ..."Incipit: "بسوی مصر نیامد نسیمی از کنعان که دامنی نزند آتش زلیخا را ..."Title supplied by cataloguer.Ms. codex.Worn, acephalous copy of a selection of poetry, possibly from the Dīvān of Zakī Hamadānī (see Āghā Buzurg al-Ṭihrānī, no.2352). Contribution to the cataloguing from Hossein Mottaghi.
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 1037Origin: As appears in colophon at close of ghazalīyāt on p.241, transcription completed Rajab 1244 [January 1829]. Close of muqaṭṭaʻāt on p.257 also dated 1244 [1828 or 9].Former shelfmark: Mich. Isl. Ms. temp. no. 186Binding: Dark brown (to black) leather (limp binding, without boards) ; Type III binding (without flap) ; now stab sewn in white thread, five stations ; worked chevron endbands in yellow and pink, good condition ; overall in fair condition with minor abrasion, losses of leather, minor pest damage, etc. ; repair to spine (rebacked) in brown leather.Support: European laid paper, mainly a type (perhaps machine laid) with chain lines spaced 26 mm. apart (horizontal), "laid lines" in a mesh / cross-hatch pattern, and watermark of "NICCOLO BRUZZO" under scrollwork with tower and star (see p.6, 8, 12, 14, 251, etc.) ; another type with 10-11 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 27-28 mm. apart (horizontal), and watermark of "F. PAPINI" under arms or scrollwork (see p.2, 232, etc.) ; all transluscent, sturdy, quite well-sized and burnished.Decoration: Headings and keywords rubricated.Script: Shikastah (shikastah-nastaʻlīq / شكسته نستعليق ) ; elegant hand in a medium line ; serifless with effect of words descending to baseline, sweeping descenders and elongation of horizontal strokes, pointing in distinct or conjoined dots, final nūn occasionally recurved (reversed), yāʼ often uncurved, etc.Layout: Written in 15 lines per page, with written area divided to two columns ; frame-ruled.Collation: Composition difficult to examine, originally bifolia may now be split ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (skips two pages between pp.29-30).Colophon: [ghazalīyāt] "تمت الغزليات بتاريخ شهر رجب المرجب من شهور سنه ١٢۴۴ م م م " ; [muqaṭṭaʻāt] "فى سنه ١٢۴۴ م م م"Title from rubricated heading at opening on p.4.Ms. codex.Fine copy of the collected poems (mainly ghazalīyāt and muqaṭṭaʻāt) of one Harātī [?].
Dīvān-i Silsilah va al-Zahab (literally, The collection book of the chain of gold) is a work of Persian literature in verse. It forms volume one of a seven-volume literary collection of Mowlana Nur al-Din Abd al-Rahman Jami (1414-92), the famous Persian scholar, poet, and Sufi. The entire collection is known as Haft awrang (The seven thrones) and was one of Jami's first major works. Volume one is the longest volume, composed sometime between 1468 and 1486. This manuscript copy seems incomplete, as the final narrative of verses on scholars and perfectionists finishes suddenly and awkwardly. This copy has more than 100 pages paginated in Indo-Arabic numerals. Each verse narrative has subheadings rubricated in blue, gray, and red. This copy lacks preface and epilogue notes, making it difficult to establish the place, date, and contributor of the publication. A black ink hand-written line on the first blank page reads "Silsilah-i zahab, 28 Rabi Al-Awwal, 1246," being the title and the Islamic date (September 16, 1830), possibly the publication date. However, one of three seals on the same page gives the Islamic year as 1210 (1795-96); thus the correct date for this manuscript is uncertain. The author's name, Mowlana Abd al-Rahman Jami, appears on the second page. The complete Dīvān-i Silsilah has three sections; the first deals with ethical and didactic themes and includes short anecdotes and criticisms of contemporary society. Section two is of similar structure and deals with carnal and spiritual love. The third section is the conclusion. This copy is structured around religious and ethical themes and various heroic, historical, and sententious stories. Several narratives, such as the first verses, are in praise of God, his divinity, and supremacy. Page six praises the Prophet Muhammad. The verses on page 11 are on righteousness and justice. Ethical stories include one on pages 28-31 of a king and his son or perhaps a question-and-answer session of a king and a slave; on page 39 a story of a teacher and his student; and on pages 90-91 the tale of a village boy who reverses his decision to sell his old donkey after he hears that the broker wants to sell it as a young donkey in the market. Jami had direct connections with the Timurid court and its rulers in Herat and in Khorasan, particularly at the court of Sultan Husayn Baiqara. Jami's many works in poetry and prose include interpretive and religious commentaries, Persian poetry of different genres, mystical treatises, works on Arabic grammar, and elegies. He was influenced by Sufi mystical discourses, particularly of the Naqshbandi order, and by earlier Persian classic literary authors, including Sadi, Sanai, and Nizami. Scholars consider Jami's work as representative of a shift from the classical to the neoclassical Persian literary era, and regard Jami as one of the last great traditional Persian poets. World Digital Library.
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 296Origin: Lacks dated colophon. Executed for (bi-rasm) one Ahmet Paşa ( احمد پاشا ), likely grand vizier (possibly Kara Ahmet Paşa, Hafız Ahmet Paşa, etc.). Decoration, etc. would suggest 16th or 17th century.Former shelfmark: "185 T. D. M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on interior of upper cover ; traces of numeral inscribed on tail edge.Binding: Pasteboards covered in quite dark brown (nearly black) leather (spine and fore edge flap now in dark red leather) ; Type II binding (with flap) ; pastedowns / flyleaves now in untinted European laid paper with name watermark partially visible (over yellow laid paper) ; upper and lower covers carry stamped scalloped mandorla (filled with vegetal composition, compare Déroche class. OSh 9), pendants and cornerpieces with gold-painted accents and tooled border ; sewn in pale yellow and dark blue thread, two stations ; worked chevron endbands in pink and yellow, damaged ; overall in fair condition with some abrasion, staining, lifting of leather, etc. ; has been rebacked (spine repair in dark red brown leather) and fore edge flap has been repaired as well.Support: non-European laid paper with 8 laid lines per cm. (vertical and horizontal, indistinct), cloudy formation, heavily sized and burnished, glossy and crisp, medium cream in color ; much foxing.Decoration: Illuminated frontispiece (roundel) on 'title page' (p.5) carrying patronage statement / ex libris of Ahmet Paşa ( احمد پاشا ) in white on a gold ground at center and bordered by delicate arabesque with floral motifs in gold, orange, pink, red, yellow and black on a field of lapis lazuli ; elegant illuminated headpiece at opening on p.6 consisting of rectangular piece with central cartouche (more mandorla shape) carrying title ("ديوان سلطان العارفين جلال الدين مولانا الرومى") in white on a gold ground surrounded by a rich arabesque in gold with floral accents in pink, orange, red, yellow, lavender and white on a lapis lazuli ground, surmounted by a narrower rectangle continuing the arabesque composition and itself surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) in blue ; written area (and columns within) surrounded by gold frame ; keywords and headings chrysographed.Script: Nastaʻlīq (talik) ; compact, elegant hand ; serifless, with effect of words descending to baseline, closed counters, and elongated horizontal strokes.Layout: Written in 17 lines per page with written area mainly divided to two columns ; frame-ruled.Collation: i, V-3 (7), 2 V(27), IV (35), 3 V(65), IV (73), 15 V(223), IV (271), IV-2 (277) ; quinions and quaternions ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes flyleaf and skips two pages between pp.485-486).Incipit: "ای طایران قدس را عشقت فزوده بالها ..."Title from headpiece at opening on p.6.Ms. codex.Elegant copy of the Dīvān of Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, commonly called Dīvān-i Shams-i Tabrīz given the poet's taking the name of his spiritual guide and mystic lover Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn ʻAlī Tabrīzī as his takhalluṣ.
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 845Origin: Lacks dated colophon ; paper, decoration, etc. would suggest late 16th or early 17th century.Binding: Boards covered in light brown leather ; Western style binding ; pastedowns and flyleaves in untinted laid paper ; upper and lower covers carry border in blind rules ; five raised bands on spine ; sewn in cream thread, four stations, over cords ; green silk bookmark (register) attached to spine at head ; overall in fair condition with some abrasion, staining, lifting and losses of spine leather (split), etc.Support: non-European laid paper with 6-7 laid lines per cm. (vertical) and chain lines (horizontal) seemingly grouped in threes with 14-15 mm. between chains and 53 mm. between groups, most leaves tinted salmon (ornage-pink), sturdy and well-burnished ; flyleaves in European laid paper with fleur de lis in shield / arms with crown above ; staining and minor pest damage.Decoration: Splendid illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening on p.8 consisting of rectangular piece with gold cartouche carrying the title "ديوان عشقى" in white flanked by floral accents in gold, turquoise, white, etc. on a lapis lazuli ground, surmounted by scalloped w-shaped piece filled with swirling arabesques and floral motifs in gold, turquoise, white, etc. on grounds of black and lapis lazuli, entire piece set in a well of gold, turquoise and lapis bands and surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) in blue ; margins of incipit and facing page filled with floral designs in gold ; similar though somewhat smaller illuminated headpiece with heading "غزليات" in white and marginal designs at opening of ghazalīyāt on p.104 ; written area throughout surrounded by a frame consisting of a gold band defined by black fillets with outermost blue rule, divisions within defined by narrow gold bands outlined in black fillets ; keywords and headings chrysographed.Script: Nastaʻlīq (talik) ; elegant hand in a medium line ; serifless, with dramatic effect of words descending to baseline, mainly closed counters, and elongated horizontal strokes.Layout: Written in 12 lines per page with written area divided to two columns ; frame-ruled.Collation: iv (i is pastedown), 2 III(12), 4 IV(44), 2 III(56), IV (64), 2 II(72), 7 IV(128), III (134), III-2 (138), iv (iv is pastedown) ; chiefly quaternions ; middle of the quire marks in the form of oblique strokes in black ink in opposite outer corners ; p.103 between qaṣāʼid (close on p.102) and ghazalīyāt (opening p.104) left blank ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes flyleaves).Incipit: "ای دل هرزه گرد هرجایی زین تکاپو چه شد که باز ایی ..."Title from illuminated headpiece at opening (p.8).Ms. codex.Exquisite copy of a Persian Dīvān with qaṣāʼid and ghazalīyāt of uncertain authorship, possibly of Aşkî (fl.1571) translator of ʻAyn al-Quḍāh al-Hamadānī's "Kanz al-ḥaqʼāq" (per the translator's preface) and Farīd al-Dīn ʻAttār's Mukhtārnāmah (see p.205 in Türk dili ve edebiyatı ansiklopedisi (1977), v.1 ; p.18 in Osmanlı müellifleri (1972), v.2 and p.248 in Fihris al-makhṭūṭāt al-Turkīyah al-ʻUthmānīyah allatī iqtanatʹhā Dār al-Kutub al-Qawmīyah mundhu ʻām 1870 ḥattá nihāyat 1980, v.1).
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 338Origin: As appears in inscription on 'title page' (p.1) and in colophons on p.201 and 331, copied by one ʻAbd al-Ghanī Bakrī [?]. As appears in colophon on p.201, transcription of qaṣāyid completed in Dhū Qaʻdah 1028 [October-November 1619]. As appears in colophon on p.331, transcription of later section completed Ṣafar 1029 [February 1620]. Transcription of other sections likely completed around the same time.Binding: Pasteboards covered in dark red leather with tan leather over spine and edges / turn-ins (possibly inverted recylcled cover with doublures now out) ; Type III binding (without flap) ; board linings in pink-tinted paper ; upper and lower covers carry central mandorla and pendants in gold-painted leather filigree appliqué over blue and green paper ; now sewn in white thread, two stations ; worked chevron endbands in pink and spring green, fairly good condition ; overall in somewhat poor condition with significant abrasion, lifting and losses of leather, staining, minor pest damage, etc.Support: non-European laid paper with 9-10 laid lines per cm. (vertical, fairly distinct) and occasional pairs of chain lines faintly visible, somewhat cloudy formation, thin though sturdy, beige in color, well-sized and burnished ; some leaves tinted dull yellow or pale peach ; many leaves split and repaired (e.g. written area with headpiece and catchword of incipit page have been trimmed and mounted onto another leaf, etc.).Decoration: Exquisite illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening of dībāchah on p.2 consisting of rectangular piece with gold cartouche carrying the title for the opening section (preface) in white ("ديباچه ديوان عرفي") flanked by elegant floral vegetal motifs in red, white, yellow, pink, lavender, and turquoise on fields of lapis lazuli and black, surmounted by a large (vertically elongated) w-shaped piece filled with superbly executed swirling floral vegetal decoration in gold, red, pink, lavender, yellow, turquoise, white, and light blue on fields of lapis lazuli and gold, entire piece set into an elaborate well of red, blue, gold, white, and turquoise bands ; another exquisite illuminated headpiece at the opening of the dīvān proper (begins with the qaṣīdahs) on p.22 similar in composition to the first but with vertically elongated scalloped semi-circular piece (dome) surmounting rectangular piece, more generous use of white and turquoise, well of heavy gold interlace with turquoise and lavender accents, and vertical stalks (tīgh) in tact ; written area of dībāchah incipit and facing page surrounded by a frame consisting of a series of red, gold, black and blue fillets, with text set off by gold cloud-bands ; written area elsewhere gold-flecked and surrounded by frame in gold with outermost blue rule ; additional illuminated headpieces appear at openings of sections on p.202, 230, 334, 368.Script: Nastaʻlīq ; compact, elegant hand ; serifless, with effect of words descending to baseline, closed counters, and elongated horizontal strokes.Layout: Written in 15 lines per page, mainly divided to two columns ; frame-ruled.Collation: IV (8), I (10), 4 IV(42), III (48), 2 IV(64), III (70), 4 IV(102), 2 III(114), IV (122), III (128), IV (136), III (142), IV (122), III (128), IV (136), III (142), 3 IV(166), III (172), IV (180), I+1 (183), 4 IV(215), III (221), IV (229), II (233), III (239), 6 IV(287), III (293), 3 IV(317), V+1 (328) ; leaves between dībāchah and opening of dīvān left blank (pp.20-21) as well as between later sections (see pp.228-229, 332-333, 366-367) ; pp.295, 209, 351 left partially blank (perhaps for illustration never realized) ;catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization.Colophon: "تمت القصايد العرفيه تحريرا بتاريخ شهر ذى قعده سنه ١٠٢٨ كتبه الداعى عبد الغنى بكرى [؟] اللهم اغفر [له] ولوالديه" ; "تمت فى تاريخ شهر صفر سنه ١٠٢٩ كتبه الداعى عبد الغنى"Incipit: [dībāchah] " حمدی که از نهایت شایستگی منزه از شایبه معین و تخصیص آمده اجمال آن ..." ; [dīvān, opening in the qaṣīdahs] "ای متاع درد در بازار جان انداخته ای متاع ..."Title from inscription on 'title page' (p.1).Ms. codex.Exquisite (though damaged) copy of the Dīvān of ʻUrfī Shīrāzī (d.1590 or 91).
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 285Origin: As appears in colophon on p.543, copied by Aḥmad Jaʻfar [?] with transcription completed Rabīʻ I 1232 [January-February 1817] in Iṣfahān.Former shelfmark: "199 T. D. M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on recto of front flyleaf (p.1) ; "25 /10 " inscribed in ink on 'title page' (p.3).Binding: Heavy pasteboards covered in painted lacquerwork, spine in dark brown leather ; Type III binding (without flap) ; two-piece binding with overlapping flanges plainly visible at spine (spine leather detaching with second layer of leather visible looking on spine from lower cover) ; doublures in fine painted lacquerwork of swirling floral vegetal composition in gold on a dark green ground surrounded by vegetal border in green and gold on a dark red ground with flanking gold fillets (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 dark red background, namely a central cluster of peonies, poppies, tulips, etc. with iris, roses, poppies, and other floral forms 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 green ground framed in gold-painted borders ; sewn in lime green thread, two stations, sewing failing, many gatherings loose ; worked chevron endbands in lime green and pink, fairly good condition ; overall in fair condition with some abrasion and losses to lacquerwork and pasteboard, etc. ; housed in box for protection.Support: non-European (Persian) laid paper with 9-10 laid lines per cm. (horizontal) and chain lines only faintly visible roughly 20 mm. apart (vertical), gray in color, crisp and transluscent though sturdy, quite well-burnished ; many bifolia split ; minor pest and moisture damage.Decoration: Elaborate illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ ) at opening on p.4 consisting of rectangular piece with gold cartouche carrying the basmalah in blue flanked by floral vegetal designs (in gold, red-orange, blue, white, etc.) on fields of blue (approaching lapis lazuli), red and gold, surmounted by large w-shaped piece filled with swirling arabesque and floral motifs in gold, red-orange, pink, white, blue, etc. on grounds of gold, red, and blue (approaching lapis lazuli), w-shaped piece bordered in a row of lozenges with similar floral vegetal design, entire piece set into a heavy well of gold interlace bordered in red bands with white accents ; illuminated marginal decoration of incipit and facing page consisting of swirling vegetal composition with large sāz leaves and floral forms in gold with black outline ; written area throughout set off with gold cloud-bands ; vegetal composition in gold fills band dividing two columns of written area or flanking centered text ; written area (and margin) framed by gold bands outlined in black fillets.Script: Shikastah (shikastah-nastaʻlīq / شكسته نستعليق ) ; elegant hand ; serifless with sweeping elongated horizontal strokes, free assimilation of letters, misplaced (or distant, or unexpectedly combined) pointing, uncurved final yāʼ, etc.Layout: Written in 16 lines per page with written area mainly divided to two columns ; frame-ruled.Collation: 34 IV(272) ; exclusively quaternions ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes flyleaves).Colophon: "Scribal," rectangular, reads "... شهر ربيع الاول ١٢٣٢ در دار [؟] السلطنه اصفهان ... اين كتاب مستطاب ... بخط احمد [؟] جعفر ..."Explicit: "طاقش بی رواق چشم خوبان آمد این روی که ر نشین عالم آمد ..."Incipit: "زهی مثالی که چون جمالت نبسته نقشی زمانه زیبا بخنده شیرین ببذله شکر بغمزه لیلی بعشوه سلمی ...."Title supplied by cataloguer.Ms. codex.Elegant copy of the Dīvān of Āqā Muḥammad ʻĀshiq Iṣfahānī (d.1768 or 9) opening with the ghazals.
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 872Origin: Lacks dated colophon ; depending on what it represents of involvement with the production of the manuscript, seal impression at close provides only a very rough terminus ante quem of 1837 (as seal could have been made years before use here). Paper, etc. consistent with early to mid 19th century dating.Accompanying materials: a. Slip with description (in hand of E. Husselman ?) "Muḥammad Ḥāfiz̤, Shīrāzī | Dīvān. | U. of M. has 6 MSS. of the Dīvān of Hafiz" -- b. Recycled card with notes in hand of Emilie Savage-Smith [according to R. Dougherty] "speckled paper | fine binding | some borders near front complete, others not – shows something about how books made" -- c. Slip with note "counted for 1968/69 Annual Report" -- d. Slip with note "Persian MSS (Heyworth-Dunne?) Husselman notes" -- e. Slip with description in pencil "Ḥāfeẓ (MS) | Divān | Date : | Place: Lucknow"Former shelfmark: Mich. Isl. Ms. temp. no. 21Binding: Boards covered in brown leather ; Western style binding ; pastedowns and flyleaves in dark red-brown paper ; upper and lower covers carry blind-stamped central rectangular panel with triangles of vegetal composition accenting an inner diamond design and elaborate border in a scrolling vegetal pattern with gold-tooled accents ; spine gold-stamped with title "DIVAN | E | HAFIZ | - | MS" (likely has been rebacked) ; edges of text block gilt ; sewn in white thread over five recessed cords ; stuck-on endbands in green, white, and red stripes ; overall in fair condition with some abrasion, staining, etc.Support: non-European laid paper with roughly 8 laid lines per cm. (vertical, somewhat indistinct, some curving) and occasional chain lines faintly visible, cloudy formation, sturdy, cream in color, well-burnished ; 'written area' into margins silver-flecked, margins flecked in blue with small rectangle left for catchwords ; flyleaves and added leaves in European wove paper ; some staining and tide lines ; gilt edges.Decoration: Written area of opening leaves of text surrounded by gold frame defined by black fillets with outermost red rule, divisions within defined by red rules ; 'written area' into margins silver-flecked, margins flecked in blue ; gilt edges.Script: Nastaʻlīq ; elegant Indian [?] hand in a medium line ; serifless with effect of words descending to baseline, superscripting of final words and letters (end of each line), pointing in distinct or conjoined dots, some elongation of horizontal strokes.Layout: Written in 13 lines per page, with written area mainly divided to two columns ; frame-ruled.Collation: ii, 3 (3), 18 IV(147), III (153), IV (161), III (167), 3 IV(191), III (197), ii ; chiefly quaternions ; several leaves preceding and following the text flecked but left blank ; catchwords present.Explicit: "فحبک راحت فی کل حین وذکرک مونسی فی کل حال"Incipit: "الا یا ایها الساقی ادر کاسا و ناولها که عشق آسان نمود اول ولی افتاد مشکلها ..."Title supplied by cataloguer.Ms. codex.Fine copy of the Dīvān of the masterful poet Ḥāfiẓ (Khvājah Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad Shīrāzī, d.1390?).
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 316Origin: As appears in a different hand following colophon on p.341, transcription possibly completed 920 [?] [1514 or 15 ?] ; decoration, paper, etc. appear to confirm dating of early 16th century or even late 15th century.Former shelfmark: "193 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on verso of front flyleaf.Binding: Pasteboards covered in dark red-brown leather ; Type II binding (with flap) ; doublures (and flyleaves) in magenta-tinted laid paper with gold-painted and gold-flecked central rectangular panel and gold-painted border ; upper and lower covers carry recessed, stamped and gold-painted mandorla (filled with symmetrical vegetal composition with chī clouds, compare Déroche class. NSd) with pendants and cornerpieces as well as tooled border ; edges of text block gilt ; sewn in yellow thread, two stations ; worked chevron endbands in purple and golden yellow, in poor condition with headband damaged and tailband gone ; overall in somewhat poor condition with abrasion, staining, pest damage, lifting of leather, boards detaching, spine leather and lining detached, etc. ; housed in box for protection.Support: non-European laid paper with 8 laid lines per cm. (horizontal, quite indistinct) and no chain lines apparent, sturdy and well-burnished ; some staining and pest damage.Decoration: Elegant illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening of preface on p.2 consisting of rectangular piece with now empty gold cartouche flanked by four-lobed pendants and all surrounded by floral vegetal motifs in gold, blue, white, red, yellow, red and lavender on a field of blue (approaching lapis lazuli) with white, green, gold and blue borders, surmounted by scalloped w-shaped piece filled with swirling floral vegetal design in gold, blue, white, red, yellow, red and lavender on fields of blue (approaching lapis lazuli) and gold, itself surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) in blue with gold chī cloud accents ; illuminated marginal decoration in the form of swirling vegetal composition with large floral motifs all in gold with red accents, varying double page after double page ; additional exquisite illuminated headpieces at opening of dīvān on p.10 and at section opening on p.26 ; written area throughout surrounded by a frame in gold and turquoise bands defined by black fillets and outer blue and red rules ; text of incipit and facing page set off with gold cloud-bands ; keywords chrysographed ; occasional floral accents in gold, red and blue appear between divided columns of text or to the side ; illuminated tailpiece following colophon on p.341 consisting of an inverted triangular shaped piece heavy gold vegetal composition on a dark red ground with flanking swirling floral accents in gold and red.Script: Nastaʻlīq ; compact, elegant hand ; serifless, with characteristic effect of words descending to baseline, closed counters, and elongated horizontal strokes, pointing in distinct dots.Layout: Written in 14 lines per page ; written area often divided to two columns to set-off poetry ; frame-ruled.Collation: ii, II (4), I (6), 9 IV(78), 2 III(90), V (100), II (104), 8 IV(168), I+1 (171), ii ; chiefly quaternions ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization.Colophon: "Scribal," triangular, mainly in Arabic, reads "قد وقع الفراغ من تحرير هذه الديوان الموسوم بلسان الغيب من كلام افصح الفصحاء واملح البلغاء حافظ شمس الدين محمد الشيرازى غفر الله له سنه ٩٢٠ [?]"Explicit: "فروغ نور ازآن فرخنده مرقد"Incipit: "حمد بیحد و ثناى بیعد و سپاس بیقیاس حضرت خداوند یرا که جمیع دیوان حافظان ارزاق ..."Title from inscription on 'title page' (p.1).Ms. codex.Elegant copy of the Dīvān of the masterful poet Ḥāfiẓ (Khvājah Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad Shīrāzī, d.1390?).
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 318Origin: As appears in colophon on p.358, copied by Niẓām ibn Mīr ʻAlī with transcription completed in Rabīʻ I 1035 [December 1625].Former shelfmark: "126 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on 'title page' (p.1).Binding: Pasteboards covered in dark red leather ; Type III binding (without flap) ; two-piece binding (seam of overlapping flanges visible at spine) ; pastedowns and flyleaves in glossy, surfaced-dyed blue wove paper ; upper and lower covers carry stamped and gold-painted guillioché roll (series of s-shaped stamps) and flanking rules ; sewn in dark brown or gray thread, two stations, tightly bound ; worked chevron endbands in pink and yellow, good condition ; housed in sturdy slipcase covered in dark purple / blue leather with tooled and gold-painted borders and rosette accents, lined with yellow paper and fitted with peach / orange woven pull cord ; overall in fairly good condition ; one narrow side of slipcase detaching.Support: non-European (likely Persian) laid paper with roughly 8 laid lines per cm. (vertical, fairly distinct) and occasional single chain lines visible, dense and sturdy though transluscent, medium cream in color, well-burnished ; some creasing, tears and cockling due to tight binding ; repairs in European laid paper and wove paper.Decoration: Elegant illuminated headpieces at opening of preface on p.2 and at opening of dīvān proper (with ghazals) on p.9, each consisting of large rectangular piece with empty gold cartouche surmounted by rectangular piece filled with scalloped domes in gold and lapis all overlaid with swirling floral vegetal decoration in red, yellow, green, light blue, etc., set in a rich well of heavy gold interlace and turquoise, dark red / brown, and gold bands, and surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) ; text of incipit and facing page at opening of preface and opening of dīvān set off by gold cloud-bands ; written area surrounded by gold frame of medium gold band and outermost gold and blue fillets, divisions within defined by narrow gold bands outlined in black ; keywords and headings chrysographed ; some overlining in gold.Script: Nastaʻlīq (talik) ; spacious, elegant hand in a medium line ; characteristically serifless with gentle descent of words to baseline, elongation and contrasting thickness of horizontal strokes, pointing in distinct dots, point of final nūn set down in somewhat narrow, slightly angled bowl.Layout: Written in 15 lines per page with written area divided to two columns ; frame-ruled.Collation: i, 22 IV (176), II-1 (179), i ; almost exclusively quaternions ; cathwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during cataloguing.Colophon: "Scribal," triangular, reads "تمت بعون الله الملک الغنی فی ید العبد المذنب نظام ابن میر علی غفر ذنوبه فی تاریخ شهر ربیع الاول سنه خمس وثلثین والف من الهجرت النبویهExplicit: "گفتم سخن تو گفت حافظ گفتا شادی همه لطیفه گویان صلوات"Incipit: "حمد بیحد و ثناى بیعد خداوندی را که جمیع دیوان حافظان ارزاق بپروانه ..."Title from inscriptions on 'title page' (p.1).Ms. codex.Elegant copy of the Dīvān of the masterful poet Ḥāfiẓ (Khvājah Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad Shīrāzī, d.1390?). Contributions to the cataloguing from Elizabeth Kunze.
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 342Origin: As appears in colophon on p.421, copied by Maqṣūd ʻAlī Shīrāzī with transcription completed in Dhū al-Ḥijjah 1106 [July-August 1695].Former shelfmark: "123 T. D. M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on verso of front flyleaf.Binding: Pasteboards covered in dark brown leather (pebbled, in style of shagreen) with red-brown leather over edges / spine (possibly repairs or at least added later) ; Type III binding (without flap) ; doublures in dark red brown leather with central mandorla in gold-painted filigree appliqué (composition with two birds) over blue paper as well as pendants and gold-painted border ; outermost flyleaves in marbled paper (mainly blue and green) ; upper and lower covers carry stamped (with recessed onlays) and gold-painted mandorla (filled with vegetal composition having crane-like bird at center) and pendants, as well as tooled and gold-painted borders ; now sewn in white thread, two stations ; worked chevron endbands in pink and yellow, quite good condition ; overall in somewhat poor condition with upper cover fully detached at joint, lower cover almost fully detached at joint, much abrasion, some lifting and losses of leather (filigree, etc.) ; housed in box for protection.Support: non-European (likely Persian) laid paper with 8 laid lines per cm. (horizontal) and no chain lines clearly visible, cloudy formation, well-burnished, thin and transluscent, crisp though sturdy ; in latter quires, another type with roughly 8 laid lines per cm. (vertical, more distinct, curved) and irregular chain lines in pairs (see p.222, etc.).Decoration: Splendid illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening of qaṣāyid on p.2 consisting of large rectangular piece with gold cartouche carrying title in white ("قصاید صایب سلمه الله تعالى") surrounded by elegant vegetal composition in gold, orange-red, yellow, lavender, white, etc. on fields of lapis lazuli, red, and turquoise with white and black accents, surmounted by w-shaped piece filled with swirling vegetal composition in gold, orange-red, yellow, white, lavender, turquoise, etc. on fields of lapis lazuli and gold, all set in a well of blue, red and white ; incipit and facing page carry fine illuminated marginal decoration consisting of swirling vegetal compositionwith sāz leaves and floral motifs mainly in gold with lapis lazuli, red and turquoise accents ; text of incipit and facing page set off by gold cloud-bands ; written area (including columns within) throughout surrounded by gold frame defined by black and outermost blue fillets ; another splendid illuminated headpiece at opening of ghazalīyāt on p.16 (with written area, mounted in replacement leaf).Script: Nastaʻlīq ; elegant hand ; serifless, with effect of words descending to baseline, closed counters, and elongated horizontal strokes.Layout: Written in 14 lines per page, with written area mainly divided to two columns ; frame-ruled.Collation: ii, IV-1 (7, opening leaf pasted down), 16 IV(135), III (141), 8 IV(205), IV-1 (212), ii ; chiefly quaternions ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (skips two pages between p.215-216).Colophon: "Scribal," mainly in Arabic, reads "تمت الغزليات قدوة المتأخرين حضرت صايب الملقب به مستعد خان سلمه الله تعالى بتاريخ شهر ذي حجه الحرام سنه ۱۰۶ كتبه الفقير مقصود على شيرازى تم"Incipit: "تا نگردیدست خورشید قیامت آشکار مشت آبی زن بروی خود ز چشم اشکبار..."Title supplied by cataloguer.Ms. codex.Elegant copy of the collected poems (mainly qaṣīdahs and ghazals) of Mīrzā Muḥammad ʻAlī Ṣāʼib (d.1676?).
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 341Origin: Lacks dated colophon ; paper, decoration, etc. would suggest 18th century. Dated ownership statements on 'title page' (p.1) supply terminus ante quem of 1758.Former shelfmark: "443 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on verso of front flyleaf ; "٨٥" inscribed on tail of text block.Binding: Pasteboards now fully covered in spring-green silk faced / backed with lavender paper (covered boards faced and lined, i.e. silk fully wraps apparently already leather-faced boards as with an overcover / slipcover, compare Isl. Ms. 343) ; Type II binding (with flap) ; flyleaves in dark lavender surface-dyed and gold-flecked laid paper (10 laid lines per cm. / horizontal, chain lines spaced 26-27 mm. apart / vertical, and watermark of three crescents / 95 mm. long, perpendicular to chains) ; upper and lower covers bear traces of stamped mandorlas beneath the textile and paper (likely in leather facing, which is also visible under the textile and paper) ; sewn in red thread, two stations ; worked chevron endbands in red and yellow, good condition ; overall in fairly good condition with some staining, abrasion, lifting and losses of cloth and paper, etc. ; somewhat ill-fitting (small), particularly fore edge flap and upper cover.Support: European laid paper of several types ; one type with 10 laid lines per cm. (horizontal), chain lines spaced 22-26 mm. apart (vertical), and watermark of grapes (raisin) with crown above (see p.67, etc.) ; another type with 12 laid lines per cm. (horizontal), chain lines spaced 22-24 mm. apart (vertical), and watermark of grapes (raisin) under crown and "PF" (see p.28, 35, 72) ; all well-sized and burnished, sturdy, thin and transluscent ; some leaves tinted bright yellow, pale green, pale pink, lavender, etc.Decoration: Illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening on p.2 consisting of scalloped semi-circular piece (dome) filled with swirling vegetal design and floral motifs in pink, red, white, blue, and turquoise on fields of gold and blue, set in a well of dark turquoise and gold and surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) in pink, blue and red ; vegetal motifs in gold accent written area of incipit and facing page (pp.2-3) ; written area surrounded by heavy gold frame, columns within and occasionally margins also outlined in gold rules ; margins in opening quire gold-flecked ; some abbreviation symbols rubricated.Script: Nastaʻlīq (talik) ; fine though initially somewhat careless Ottoman hand ; serifless, with effect of words descending to baseline, closed counters, and elongated horizontal strokes ; highly ligatured ; possibly a different hand supplying the latter portion of the codex.Layout: Written in 23 lines per page with written area mainly divided to two columns ; frame-ruled (occasionally margins also ruled).Collation: i, 6 V(60), I (62), V-1 (69), 16 V(229), VI (241), 20 V(441), IV (449), 5 V(499), IV+1 (508), i ; chiefly quinions ; several sections (pp.119-120, 128-138, 441-460, 572-582, 890-899, 918-919) and final leaves left blank ; catchwords present ; poems numbered in Hindu-Arabic numerals ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (skips two pages each between pp.10-11, 67-68).Incipit: "دل نگردید شب وصل تهی از گلها [گله ها] طی شد این وادی و هموار از نشد آبلها [آبله ها] ..."Title supplied by cataloguer.Ms. codex.Fine copy of the voluminous collected poems of Mīrzā Muḥammad ʻAlī Ṣāʼib (d. between 1080/1669-70 and 1088/1677-8).
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 364Origin: Lacks dated colophon ; paper, decoration, etc. would suggest 18th century.Accompanying materials: a. Slip of paper with descriptive notes in pen in hand of G. Meredith-Owens "364 | Dīvān of Ṣāʼib | Probably late 18th century | Contemporary binding | Copied probably in Turkey" (not paginated) -- b. Numerous inserts carrying excerpts and glosses (paginated pp.5-6, 9-10, 15-16, 19-20, 25-26, 29-30, 33-34, 39-40, 45-46, 51-52, 55-56, 63-64, 77-78, 91-92, 97-98, 151-152, 163-164, 169-170, 173-174, 179-180, 183-184, 187-188, 189-190, 193-194, 205-206, 209-210, 213-214, 217-218, 221-222, 225-226, 235-236, 241-242, 247-248, 253-254, 257-258, 363-366, 493-494, etc.).Binding: Pasteboards covered in tan leather ; Type II binding (with flap, now detached) ; doublures in red-brown leather with central lozenge and pendants outlined in gold and flecked with silver, as well as gold-tooled border and rosette and stroke accents ; upper and lower covers carry exquisite stamped (with gold-painted red leather recessed onlays) central lozenge and pendants (filled with symmetrical vegetal design incorporating cloud bands, red-painted, compare Déroche class. NSd), along with gold-tooled accents and a heavy guilloché roll border in gold ; design continues on flap ; edges of text block gold-painted with vegetal designs ; sewn in pink thread, two stations, sewing failing ; worked chevron endbands in pink and yellow, damaged with core of headband exposed ; overall in somewhat poor condition with flap fully detached, lifting and losses of spine leather and lining, minor pest damage at spine, spine split through toward center of text block, minor abrasion, staining, etc. ; repair to upper joint in mauve textile ; housed in box for protection.Support: European laid paper of perhaps a few types ; mainly with 11-12 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 20-22 mm. apart (horizontal), and watermark of grapes (raisin) below cartouche and crown (see p.84, 104, 122, 124, 198, 199, etc.) ; another type with 11 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 22-24 mm. apart (horizontal), and watermark of lion statant guardant (see p.280-281, 384-385, etc.) ; another type with 12 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 25 mm. apart (horizontal), and watermark of a lion [?] passant with curled tail ; all thin and crisp though sturdy, well-sized and burnished to glossy, mainly light cream in color with a few leaves tinted pink, yellow, etc.Decoration: Superbly executed illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening on p.2 consisting of rectangular piece with empty gold cartouche (oriented vertically) set in a scalloped dome overlaid with exquisite swirling floral vegetal motifs in shades of pink, blue, red-orange, yellow, white and gold on grounds of black, gold and slate blue with turquoise accents, all set in a well of narrow gold bands flanking a heavy light blue band with dark blue crosses and surmounted by a row of vertical stalks (tīgh) in blue and red ; second illuminated headpiece at opening of final section on p.534 (opens "نه احتیاج که ساقی ویرا شراب سنکا ..."), consisting of rectangular piece with empty gold cartouche surmounted by scalloped dome overlaid with elegant floral vegetal motifs in gold with white, turquoise, and red accents on a gold ground, all set in a well of narrow gold bands flanking a heavy light blue band with dark blue crosses and surmounted by a row of vertical stalks (tīgh) in blue and red ; written area throughout surrounded by gold frame with narrow gold bands defining divisions within ; red rule border defines margin ; headings, keywords and some marginalia rubricated ; occasional textual dividers in the form of inverted commas in red.Script: Nastaʻlīq (talik) with some element of shikastah (شكسته نستعليق) ; elegant, compact Ottoman hand in a medium line ; serifless, with marked effect of words descending to baseline, closed counters, elongated horizontal strokes, final nūn often reversed or recurved.Layout: Written mainly in 23 lines per page with written area divided to two columns, headings centered in written area and a variable number of lines glossing the margins ; frame-ruled.Collation: i, V-1 (9), 5 V(59), V+2 (71), 14 V(211), IV+2 (221), IV (229), III-1 (234), i ; almost exclusively quinions ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization.Incipit: "عمر من در سایه آن قامت دلجو گذشت از چنان حیرت فرا سروی چسان این جو گذشت ..."Title supplied by cataloguer.Ms. codex.Elegant copy of a selection from the collected poems of Mīrzā Muḥammad ʻAlī Ṣāʼib Tabrīzī (d. between 1080/1669-70 and 1088/1677-8).
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 868Origin: Lacks dated colophon ; hand, paper, etc. may suggest 18th century.Accompanying materials: a. Slip with description (in hand of E. Husselman ?) "Z̤ahīr, Abū Naṣr, Fāryābī | Dīvān. | n. f. in Mich. MSS." (paginated pp.1-2) -- b. Slip with note "counted for 1968/69 Annual Report" (paginated pp.3-4) -- c. Slip with note "Persian MSS (Heyworth-Dunne?) Husselman notes" (paginated pp.5-6).Former shelfmark: Mich. Isl. Ms. temp. no. 17Binding: Boards covered in red cloth with dark red-orange leather over spine and board corners (half binding) ; Western style binding ; pastedowns and flyleaves in a sponge 'marbled' (mottled, cloudy appearance) laid paper in shades of red, pink and yellow ; head edge of text block gilt ; spine carries raised bands and gold-stamped "ZAHĪR AD-DĪN FĀRYĀBĪ | MS." ; sewn in white thread over five recessed cords ; stuck-on endbands in dark green ; overall in good condition.Support: non-European laid paper (much repaired) with roughly 7 laid lines per cm. (vertical, indistinct, some curving) and chain lines faintly visible, cloudy formation, sturdy, well-burnished, dark cream in color ; flyleaves and replacement leaves in European laid paper ; some pest damage.Decoration: Section headings rubricated.Script: Nastaʻlīq ; elegant hand ; serifless with effect of tilt to the right and of words descending to baseline, elongation and somewhat exaggerated thickness of horizontal strokes, pointing in distinct dots, quite rounded ; headings in a large, elegant naskh.Layout: Written mainly in 15 lines per page, with written area divided to two columns ; decorative layout toward the latter part of the work with fewer lines and every other line on the diagonal (see p.243, etc.).Collation: iii, IV+1-3+3 (9), 9 IV(81), II (85), IV+1 (94), 2 IV(110), IV-2+2 (118), 3 IV(142), i ; original fragment almost exclusively quaternions ; middle of the quire marks in the form of black strokes, lower outer corner of right-hand leaf, upper outer corner of left-hand leaf ; numerous blank replacement leaves have been inserted where original fragment was lacking ; catchwords present ; foliation in black ink, Hindu-Arabic numerals (upper outer corner of verso of each original leaf) ; foliation in black ink, Western numerals (in upper margin of verso of each original leaf) ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes inserts, flyleaves and added leaves and mistakenly skips ahead four pages following p.15 with p.20).Incipit: "طغرل بن ارسلان ملک الشعرا ظهیر الدین فی مدح السلطان چو زهره وقت صبوح از افق بسازد جنگ زمانه راست [تیز] کند ناله مرا آهنگ ..."Title from inscriptions on 'title page' (p.13).Ms. codex.Fine though fragmentary copy of the Dīvān of the court poet Ẓahīr al-Dīn Abū al-Faz̤l Ṭāhir ibn Muḥammad al-Fāryābī (d.1201).
Collection of poetry by ʻUrfī Shīrāzī, begins abruptly; includes sections called Qaṣāʼid afṣaḥ al-mutaqaddimīn wa-al-mutaʼakhirīn, Muqaṭṭaʻāt, Rubāʻīyāt, Javāb-i Makhzan, Sāqīʹnāmah and Qaṣīdat Mawlanā ʻAmīdī, another section of praise poetry labeled by individual is also included; some of the titles were added by a later hand. A number of headpiece decorations and detailed marginal doodles were also added by a later hand.