[IO Islamic 2631] Niżâmî's Mathnawîs

<strong>Niżâmî's Mathnawîs.</strong> <strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 983 in the India Office collections.</strong> <strong>[metadata:</strong> <strong>Hermann Ethé</strong><strong><em>, </em></strong><strong><em>Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the Library of the India Office,</em></strong> <strong>2 vols. (Oxford: India Office, 1903): volume 1,</strong> <strong>number 2631 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong> 983 Four mathnawîs by Niżâmî. This copy contains: 1.The <em>first</em> part of the Iskandarnâma, on fol. 1^b; the date of completion, A.H. 597, on fol. 118^a, l. 7. 2. Haft Paikar, on fol. 119^b; the date of completion, A.H. 593, 14th of Ramaḍân, on fol. 208^b, ll. 11 and 12. 3. Makhzan-alasrâr, on fol. 209^b; the wrong date, A.H. 559, 24th of Rabî’-alawwal, on fol. 248^b, ll. 10-12 in the margin-column. 4. Khusrau u Shîrîn, on fol. 249^b; the date of completion, A.H. 576, on fol. 356^a, l. 7 in the margin-column. Dated A.H. 1024 (A.D. 1615), see ff. 118^a, 208^b, and 248^b. Bibliotheca Leydeniana. No. 2631, ff. 360, 2 centre-coll., each ll. 15, and a third on the margin, ll. 28; small, but clear Nasta’lîḳ; splendid illuminated frontispiece on ff. 1^b, 119^b, 209^b, and 249^b; the first two pages of each mathnawî neatly embellished with borders in gold and other colours; excellent eastern binding with flowers on gold ground; size, 8^3/8 in. by 4^3/4 in.