Tuti-Nameh [005]

Title
Tuti-Nameh [005]
LC Subject
Manuscripts, Persian Indians--Folklore Fables
Item Locator
Eugene, OR, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon, MS 042.
Repository
University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Author
Nakhshabī, Z̤iyāʼ al-Dīn, -1350
Description
Rich collection of old Indian folk-lore and fables preserved in the Persian versions of Kalilah and Dimnah, originally in Sanskrit. Manuscript codex. Title devised by cataloger. Collation: Catchwords at foot of each leaf; no signatures or numbers. Script: Shekasteh Nasta'liq style or broken Nasta'liq (developed in Iran in the 14th and 15th c. CE), in black with occasional rubricated characters and lines. Occasional English words of translation penciled on margin. Decoration: None. Binding: Brown marbled calf. Spine has 5 pairs of horizontal gold lines. Four flyleaves at beginning, two at end.
Provenance
Donation/Purchase ; Julia Burgess, 1935-1942. From collection of Wilberforce Eames (his signature is on first flyleaf), then owned by Edward Sandford Burgess.
Work Type
manuscripts (documents)
Location
Iran
Date
../1350
Identifier
Ms042_005
Item Locator
Ms 042
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Dc Rights Holder
University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Use Restrictions
Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections & University Archives.
Language
Persian
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
paper
Set
University of Oregon Special Collections Manuscripts and Rare Books
Institution
University of Oregon
Layout
63 leaves ; 192 x 267 mm bound to 195 x 278 mm Single column, no ruling