Title
Aḥvāl-ʼi chahār darvīsh : manuscript, undated
احوال چهار درويش : مخطوطة، undated
Story of the four dervishes
Tale of the four darwishes
Qiṣṣah-ʼi chahār darvīsh
قصۀ چهار درويش
Name/Creator
Amīr Khusraw Dihlavī, ca. 1253-1325, creator
امير خسرو دهلوي،, ca. 1253-1325, creator
Mīr Muʻizz al-Dīn.
مير معز الدين.
Hall, Fritz Edward, former owner.
HOLLIS IDDigital Object
[Provides access to page images of entire work]
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL.HOUGH:1608247
LocationNetworked Resource
Houghton
Language
Persian
Description
1 v. (63 leaves) : ill. ; 36 cm.
Form/Genretext
print
Subject
Hindus -- Folklore -- Early works to 1800
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Popular literature -- Pakistan -- Early works to 1800
Category
manuscript
Note
Title from caption (fol. 1v).
Bound in brown leather, gilt.
Written in a professional taʻlīq script in black ink, framed within triple red and black lines, 14 lines per page, with marginal corrections. There are catchwords on the verso of each leaf.
First leave illuminated and two colored paintings on ff. 2r and 3v. It seems that illustration of the manuscript wasn't completed.
35.5 x 21.5 cm. (28 x 14 cm.)
Attributed to Amīr Khusraw Dihlavī.
MS Persian 1. Houghton Library, Harvard University.
In Persian.