Sous-série RAS COLL7/8/1 - Persian manuscripts

Zone d'identification

Cote

GB 891 RAS COLL7-RAS COLL7/8-RAS COLL7/8/1

Titre

Persian manuscripts

Date(s)

  • 1946 - present (Création/Production)

Niveau de description

Sous-série

Étendue matérielle et support

1 archival folder

Zone du contexte

Nom du producteur

(1823-)

Histoire administrative

The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation ofread more

Nom du producteur

(1973-)

Histoire administrative

The British Library was created on 1 July 1973 as a result of the British Library Act 1972. Prior to this, the national library was part of the British Museum. The library is located on Euston Road, London, The British Library is a major research library,read more

Zone du contenu et de la structure

Portée et contenu

The Society has within its collections three Persian manuscripts: the Shahnamah of Muhammad Juki (RAS Persian 239), the Gulistan of Sa‘di (RAS Persian 258), and the Masnavi of Zafar Khan (RAS Persian 310). These are both fragile and of great value.read more

Zone des sources complémentaires

Existence et lieu de conservation des copies

Copies of the manuscripts can be found on our Digital Library: https://royalasiaticcollections.org/

Zone du contrôle de la description

Identifiant de la description

gb 891 ras coll7/8/1