Catalogue of the Persian manuscripts in the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences /
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Author / Creator: | Péri, Benedek, author. |
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Imprint: | Leiden : Brill, [2018] Budapest : Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, [2018] ©2018 |
Description: | 390 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles ; 25 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Islamic manuscripts and books ; v. 16 Islamic manuscripts and books ; v. 16. |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11688611 |
Summary: | The Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences was established in 1826. Its collection of Persian manuscripts is the most comprehensive set of its kind in Hungary. The volumes were produced in four major cultural centres of the Persianate world, the Ottoman Empire, Iran, Central Asia and India during a span of time that extends from the 14th to the 19th century. Collected mainly by enthusiastic private collectors and acknowledged scholars the manuscripts have preserved several unique texts or otherwise interesting copies of well-known works. Though the bulk of the collection has been part of Library holdings for almost a century, the present volume is the first one to describe these manuscripts in a detailed and systematic way. |
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Physical Description: | 390 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles ; 25 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-375) and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9004367888 9789004367883 9789004368392 |