Illuminated Persian Manuscript in Nasta'liq. Odes of Hafiz, short ghazal couplets form a collection under the name Diwan. Each ode of 5-16 couplets, last couplet rhyming the poets name (called the Maqta). Edward G. Browne, in Persian Literature under the Tartar Dominion, states, Many of [Hafiz's] odes are to be taken in a symbolic and mystical sense few will deny; that others celebrate a beauty not celestial and a wine not allegorical can hardly be questioned., Manuscript codex. Title devised by cataloger., Collation: 8vo. First quires of 8 and 12. Catchwords at the foot of each verso. Unknown Signatures. No Pagination., Script: Farsi, Nasta'liq script., Markings: Front free endpaper: £15; 501; 38801; [circled] 45; F. Pollock. H. Young Co. / Liverpool / July 1902 / FP 129 / Persian / Hafz; [overscored]Y; Burgess MS 45; Hafiz; Illuminated MS / CLLT 25 meeting B-8.
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.
