Colophon of v. 3 dated 1655., Signatures: v. 3: A-4I⁴ 4K²., and Vol. 3 has sub-title: Theatrum hieroglyphicum, hoc est, noua & hucusque intentata obeliscorum coeterorumque hieroglyphicorum monumentorum, quae tùm Romae, tùm in Aegypto ac celebrioribus Europae musaeis adhuc supersunt, interpretatio iuxta sensum physicum, tropologicum, mysticum, historicum, politicum, magicum, medicum, mathematicum, cabalisticum, hermeticum, sophicum, theosophicum; ex omni orientalium doctrina & sapientia demonstrata.
Publisher:
Ex typographia Vitalis Mascardi
Subject (Geographic):
Egypt--Description and travel--Early works to 1800, Egypt--History, and Egypt--Religion
Subject (Topic):
Egyptian language--Writing, Hieroglyphic and Hermetism--Early works to 1800
Copied about 1736. and On the questioning which is administered to the dead in their graves concerning their belief in the Prophet.
Description:
Entire volume preceded by 1 leaf of notes. Leaf incorrectly included in foliation of volume, making counts for all eleven titles off by one leaf., Fair naskhī, in red and black., In Islamic binding, in brown., and With: 10 other titles.
Subject (Topic):
Islamic binding. and Miscellanea--Death and burial
Madani, Yar Muhammad Shaykh Fayz Allah al-Hashimi Taj al-Din Muhammad Sadr, 14th cent, creator
Published / Created:
[1637]
Call Number:
Persian MSS 59
Image Count:
7
Description:
A Hindu tale, retold in prose and verse., Chiefly in Persian, with intermittent prose and verse in Arabic; colophon is in Arabic., Copied on A.H. 2 Ramazan 1[0]46 [A.D. 1637] by Yar Muhammad Shaykh Fayz Allah al-Hashimi al-Madani. A note on leaf 1 recto is dated A.H. 1119 [A.D. 1707 or 1708], hence the missing figure in the date of the colophon would seem to be a zero., Good naskhi, in red and black. Unwan in gold and colors on leaf 1 verso; with five colored miniatures., Islamic binding, in brown., Paginated 1-341 (291-299 omitted; first and last page not numbered)., Purchased from the Wellcome-Kraus collection in 1949., Rieu, C. Persian manuscripts,, and Teaching resource: Kishwar Rizvi, History of Art
A Christianized version, the names of the two principal figures being spelled Barlām and Yuwāṣaf. and Beginning missing.
Alternative Title:
Barlaam and Joasaph. Arabic.
Description:
Fairly modern (18th century?) calligraphic naskhī, in red and black., Islamic binding, in brown., Purchased from the Wellcome-Kraus collection in 1949., and Title as above supplied by a modern hand inside front cover.
Subject (Topic):
Arabic language and literature--Belles lettres., Christian literature., and Islamic binding.
Muslim history to A.H. 1033 (A.D. 1624). and Copied in A.H. 1068 (A.D. 1658).
Description:
Available on microfilm, The title is given in the incipit, leaf 2 recto., Fair naskhī, in red and black., and Islamic binding, in brown, flap missing.
