[IO Islamic 1391] كلّيّات سعدى

<ul> <li><strong>Kulliyy&acirc;y-i-Sa&rsquo;d&icirc;.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 1123&nbsp;in the India Office collections.</strong></li> <li><strong>[metadata:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Hermann_Eth%C3%A9"><strong>Hermann Eth&eacute;</strong></a><strong><em>,&nbsp;</em></strong><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1323681"><strong><em>Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the Library of the India Office,</em></strong>&nbsp;</a><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1323681"><strong>2 vols. (Oxford: India Office, 1903): volume 1,</strong></a>&nbsp;<strong>number 1391 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>1123</p> <p>The same.</p> <p>Another excellent copy, splendidly illustrated, without a date; unfortunately this copy is injured and spoilt in many places.</p> <p>Contents:</p> <p>A.<em>Centre-column</em>:</p> <p>1.The collector&rsquo;s preface, on fol. 3^b.</p> <p>2.The usual six ris&acirc;las (كتاب رسائل): <em>first</em>, on fol. 8^b; <em>second,</em> in five مجلس (در مجلس پنجگانه), on fol. 18^b; <em>third</em>, on fol. 64^b; <em>fourth</em>, on fol. 68^a;<em> fifth</em>, on fol.73^a; <em>sixth</em> (without a heading), in three ris&acirc;l&acirc;t or stories, in the same order as in the preceding copy, on ff. 95^a, 97^b, last line, and 102^b.</p> <p>3.Gulist&acirc;n, on fol. 104^b.</p> <p>4.Hazliyy&acirc;t (here wrongly styled Muḍḥik&acirc;t, see No. 1120 in this Cat., fol. 399^a sq.), beginning, on fol. 296^b: اللعن ( اللّعين ) الشيطان الخ.</p> <p>B.<em>Margin-columns</em>:</p> <p>5.B&ucirc;st&acirc;n, on fol. 4^b, beginning : بنام خداوند جان آفرين الخ.</p> <p>6.Arabic ḳaṣ&icirc;das, on fol. 96^b, beginning as usual: حسبت الخ.</p> <p>7.Persian ḳaṣ&icirc;das, on fol. 104^b, beginning : .شكر و سپاس الخ</p> <p>8.Mar&acirc;th&icirc;, on fol. 131^b, beginning: .دل شكسته الخ</p> <p>9.Mulamma&rsquo;&acirc;t, on fol. 135^b, beginning: تو خون خلق الخ.</p> <p>10.Tarj&icirc;&rsquo;&acirc;t, on fol. 139^b, beginning: اى زلف تو الخ .</p> <p>11.Ṭayyib&acirc;t, on fol. 145^b, beginning: اوّل دفتر الخ.</p> <p>12.Bad&acirc;&rsquo;i&rsquo;, on fol. 221^b, beginning: الحمد لله ربّ الخ.</p> <p>13.Khaw&acirc;t&icirc;m, on fol. 256^b, beginning : سپاس و حمد الخ .</p> <p>14.Early ghazals, on fol. 268^b, beginning: اى يار ناگزير الخ.</p> <p>15.Ṣ&acirc;ḥibiyyah, on fol. 273^b, beginning: الحمد لله على نعمه الخ</p> <p>16.Muḳaṭṭa&rsquo;&acirc;t, on fol. 292^b, beginning: تو آن نكردۀ الخ.</p> <p>17.Muṭ&acirc;yab&acirc;t (or Khab&icirc;th&acirc;t), on fol. 294^b, beginning: قال السّعدى الخ .</p> <p>18.Rub&acirc;&rsquo;iyy&acirc;t, on fol. 303^b, beginning: هر ساعتم اندرون الخ.</p> <p>19.Fardiyy&acirc;t, on fol. 313^b, beginning: و ربّ علاّم الخ.</p> <p>The real Muḍḥik&acirc;t are wanting in this copy, which was transcribed by Muḥammad bin Ḳiw&acirc;m of Sh&icirc;r&acirc;z.</p> <p>No. 1391, ff. 316, 1 centre-col., ll. 10, 2 margin-coll., each ll. 24; Nasta&rsquo;l&icirc;ḳ; four large pictures, surrounded by gilt frames, on ff. 1^b, 2^a, 315^b, and 316^a, smaller pictures on ff. 21^b, 22^a, 27^b, 47^a, 53^b, 61^b, 62^a, 72^b, 95^a, 148^b, 149^a, 168^a, 175^b, 183^b, 184^a, 215^b, 219^b, 237^b, 251^a, 306^b, and 307^a; ff. 2^b, 3^a, 3^b, and 4^a illuminated in the most luxurious manner, and the finest Eastern workmanship; other almost equally splendid illuminations throughout; particularly grand frontispieces, on ff. 96^b, 104^b, 131^b, 135^b, 139^b, 145^b, 221^b, 256^b, 268^b, 273^b, 292^b, 294^b, 296^b, 303^b, and 313^b; size, 13&frac14; in. by 8&frac12; in.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>