[Laylī va Majnūn]
Contributors: Kirmānī, Muḥammad Jaʻfar ibn Muḥammad Rafīʻ, scribe; Plimpton, George A. (George Arthur), 1855-1936, former owner; Muslim World Manuscripts (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Published: 1820
Place of publication: [Iran?]
Language: per
Number of pages: 44
Subjects: Persian poetry; Persian Manuscripts
Work titles: Laylī and Majnūn
Description: Acephalous copy of the story of Layli and Majnun told in verse; this copy begins with the third line of section "Shawq-i Nawfal bi-khiyāl-i Majnūn".
Notes: Manuscript codex.

Title supplied by cataloger.

Layout: 13 lines in two columns; catchwords every verso, lower left.

Script: Written in nastaʻlīq in black ink; pointed.

Decoration: Textblock border ruled in pink and blue with page-opening ruled in pink. Interlinear gold wash to resemble cloudbands probably added by a later hand; it partially obscures the titles in some instances. Titles in red.

Origin: Item is dated 1236 AH and was copied by Muḥammad Jaʻfar ibn Muḥammad Rafīʻ Kirmānī (f. 43r).

Shelfmark: MS Or 272.

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Electronic reproduction. New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Libraries, 2020. Digitized as part of the Muslim World Manuscripts Project, 2018-2021, funded by CLIR.

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Persian.

Formerly owned by George Arthur Plimpton (bookplate inside front cover).

Brown leather with blind stamped oblong cartouche and blind tooled frame.

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