Manuscripts, Persian
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
J. Rendel Harris collection
The collection is composed chiefly of manuscripts purchased by J. Rendel Harris (Haverford faculty member, 1886-1891) in Egypt, Palestine, and Lebanon. Manuscripts are written in Hebrew, Ethiopic, Syriac, Arabic, Armenian, Latin and other languages.
Khamsah, 1405-1414 C.E.; 807-817 A.H.
Incomplete copy of the Khamsah containing small portions of Makhzan al-asrār, most of Laylī va Majnūn, about half of Khusraw va Shirīn, and the first third of Haft Paykar; Iskandarnāmah is missing. 24 color illustrations, some unfinished.
Tables for the risings and settings of the moon and planets, 1861 C.E.; 1277 A.H.
Book of astronomical tables to mark the rising and setting of the moon and planets for 1277 (1860-1861) and horoscope.
سبحت الابرار. Subḥat al-abrār, 1529-1530 C.E.; 936 A.H.
Partial copy, nearly the first half is missing. Text begins with Ḥikayat-i ān shīr-i zan-i mūṣalī; two color illustrations.
شاهنامه. Shāhnāmah, 1849 C.E.; 1265 A.H.
Clear copy of the Shāhnāmah with two prefaces. Copy includes 32 illustrations and many blank spaces left in the text as if for illustrations.
گلستان. Gulistān , 1582-1853 C.E.; 990 A.H.
Copy of the Gulistan; leaves are somewhat battered and mostly disbound; some marginalia.