Dīvān-i Ḥāfiẓ
- Holding institution:
- University of Michigan
- Data provider:
- University of Michigan
- Title:
- Dīvān-i Ḥāfiẓ
دیوان حافظ - Alternative title:
- Divan e Hafiz
ديوان حافظ - Creator:
- Ḥāfiẓ
حافظ - Contributor:
- Nuttall, Frank E., former owner
Mumtāz al-Dawlah Amīr al-Mulk Sayyid Mīr Khān Bahādur al-Ḥusaynī Ṣamṣām Jang, former owner
ممتاز الدوله امير الملك سيد مير خان بهادر الحسينى صمصام جنگ, مالك سابق - Date:
- [18--?].
- Description:
- 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?).
- Language:
- Persian
- Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Manuscripts, Persian
Persian poetry 747-1500. - Time period:
- 747-1500
- Extent:
- 197 leaves : paper ; 230 x 150 (160 x 95) mm. bound to 240 x 158 mm.
- Rights:
- Public Domain
- Format:
- Book
Manuscript/Archive
Online
Print - Same as:
- https://search.lib.umich.edu/catalog/record/006837234