Persian Manuscripts. ecexiii 
Biographical notice of Haft Asman written by Mr. Blochmann 
Bib. Ind.). 
Written in Ta‘liq. Not dated. 
Beg. :— Seb S28 y9ld Ole Gl 
(Sh. ‘U. ‘Ubayd-Allah Lib., Madras.) 
220. 
S 3) eke 
An extremely valuable copy of the famous seven Mathnawis 
of Jami (d. a.H. 898 = A.D, 1492) with a prose preface. Written in 
fair Ta‘liq, in four gold-ruled columns, witha richly illuminated 
‘Unwan at the beginning of each poem. The headings are 
written in Naskh with gold. The MS. contains nineteen (19) 
miniatures of excellent Persian style. Dated 4.5. 1038 = A.D. 
1628. For details see Br. Mus. Pers. Cat., P- 644b. 
Scribe :—Jamal al-Din Khatib al-Shirazi. 00 
_ Nawwab Kalb ‘Ali Khan purchased this MS. for Rs. 1 ; 
in... 1298 = a.p. 1873, as written by him on the fly-leaf o 
the MS. :-— 
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Ses gcla By ody como [de ale fen aS Al desu! 
gle LS osv0 Bm - dyad Bla JA!» guys Oyyd Fay) we 
Bde (oem [PGs dw AS oss agen g sey gall = Ble ge 
(R. 8. Lib.) 
221. 
A very valuable copy of Yaeuf Zulaykha, by * Jame 16 
898 = a.p. 1492), sontaie seven pictures of excellent sty/? 7 
ane: and marginal pictures are richly adorned with ee 
“oo First and last 4 folls. are also highly Sg a 
P om ete. (Nodate.) For details see Br. Mus. Pers. 0%» 
. 645. 
(R. 8. Lib.) 
292. 
$22 Obp Se} ey 
A Pushto version : ’anic story Yisuf- 
7 Bat of the well-known Qut : 
Zilayha, by ‘Aba al Qudir t See Ind. OF, Lib.Cat. No kS9° 
ritten in good Naskh. Dated 1229 a.H. = AD: 
