Description of Columbia University MS Or 454 - FOLIO: Ḥamlah-i Ḥaydarī.

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Copy of the poems recounting the battles and expeditions of the prophet Muḥammad and ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib.

Persian Ḥamlah-i Ḥaydarī. حمله حيدرى Bāz̲il, Muhammad Rafīʻ ibn Muḥammad al-Mashhadī, -1712 باذل، محمد رفيع بن محمد المشهدى، former owner Smith, David Eugene, 1860-1944 former owner Parker, King Lawrence, 1929-2006 donor Parker, King Lawrence, 1929-2006 1v Ḥamlah-i Ḥaydarī.

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iv, 383, iv leaves : 298 x 188 (220 x 128) mm, bound to 300 x 190 x 45 mm 21 lines per page in 4 columns. Written in nastaʻlīq in black ink; pointed. Illuminated headpieces in blue and gold before each section (f. 1v, 335v) with numerous illuminated and gilded text division markers; gilded leaf patterned intercolumnal fill; textblock border-ruled in cream, gold, black, red and blue with page-opening frame-ruled in narrow gold and black. Illuminated headpiece Example of illuminated text divider Illuminated headpiece

Lacquered and floral painted covers in yellow and red; inside covers have large leaf design on a red background.

Two sections dated differently : first is dated 1247 AH, though the date is in a different color and style (f. 332) ; second section dated 1255 AH (f. 383r).

1831 or 1832-1839 India? Gift of Mr. King L. Parker (Sept. 2, 1969). Formerly owned by Aḥmad ʻAlī Khān, 1351 A.H. (1932 or 1933 CE) (stamp, f. 383v). Persian poetry--Early works to 1800 Manuscripts, Persian Codices (bound manuscripts) Manuscripts (documents) Illuminations (painting) Lacquered bindings (Binding)