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- 1839. (Creation)
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John Price; Beulah, Breconshire; Purchase; March 1921
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The Pand-namah or Book of Counsels by Sa'di of Shiraz (full name Musharrif ul-Din Muslih ibn'Abd Ullah) (d. 1291). Written in Nasta'liq, lapsing in places, especially in the margins, into Shikastah. Two columns to a page divided into four oblong compartments of irregular size. Headpiece and four illustrations in gold and colours. Borders and spaces between the lines in gold. Headings in red.
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Persian.
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Further manuscripts of the Pand-namah are NLW MSS 4396-7C (for which see NLW, Catalogue of Oriental Manuscripts, Persian, Arabic, and Hindustani, compiled by Herman Ethé (Aberystwyth, 1916), pp. 12-13).
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 4390D.
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This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) Second Edition; AACR2; and LCSH.
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- English