Risālah-i Ṣaydīyah.

رساله صىدىه

Description

Related Names

Wood, Casey A. (Casey Albert), 1856-1942, former owner.

Language(s)

Persian

Published

Muḥ. 1251 [1835]

Subjects

Animal science.
Animal science.
Zoology.
Manuscripts, Persian.
Insects.
Game laws (Islamic law)
Birds.
Hunting
Manuscripts, Persian > Manuscripts, Persian / Québec (Province) > Manuscripts, Persian / Québec (Province) / Montréal.
Zoology > Zoology / Early works to 1800.
Game laws (Islamic law) > Game laws (Islamic law) / Early works to 1800.
Insects.
Birds.
Hunting > Hunting / Early works to 1800.
Québec > Québec / Montréal.
Early works.

Note

Includes name of animals in Persian, Arabic, Turkish and Hindi with a brief description for each.
First bāb contains an alphabetical list of principal animals with concise descriptions of their properties and habits.
A short treatise on hunting from the religious point of view and the lawfulness of animals for consumption.
Text is divided into three chapters (faṣl), last chapter includes a list of animals, birds and insects.
11 lines per page, Indian nasta'līq, catch words.
Title and copy date from the colophon.
Manuscript.
Stamp of Casey Wood on the verso of the cover and the last page.
An explanatory note by Ivanow describes the manuscript with his signature dated in 1927 indicating it was purchased in Lucknow.

Physical Description

42 unnumbered pages ; 22 x 15 cm

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