Persian literature, Persian wit and humour, PK6449.E5 K85 1894
by Meherjibhai Nosherwanji Kuka. Text in English and Persian Main Heritage Shelves General PK6449.E5 K85 1894 Book Item-ID: i15959363 BIB-ID: 1024508 Show moreby Meherjibhai Nosherwanji Kuka. Text in English and Persian Main Heritage Shelves General PK6449.E5 K85 1894 Book Item-ID: i15959363 BIB-ID: 1024508 Show less
Persian literature--History and criticism, Persian literature, PK6097 .B7 1906
[v. 1] From the earliest times until Firdawsí -- [v. 2] From Firdawsí to Saʻdí. by Edward G. Browne. Main Heritage Compact General PK6097 .B7 1906 Book ... Show more[v. 1] From the earliest times until Firdawsí -- [v. 2] From Firdawsí to Saʻdí. by Edward G. Browne. Main Heritage Compact General PK6097 .B7 1906 Book Item-ID: i26199105 BIB-ID: 2799083 Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Show less
Persian literature--History and criticism, Persian literature, PK6097 .B7 1906
[v. 1] From the earliest times until Firdawsí -- [v. 2] From Firdawsí to Saʻdí. by Edward G. Browne. Main Heritage Compact General PK6097 .B7 1906 Book ... Show more[v. 1] From the earliest times until Firdawsí -- [v. 2] From Firdawsí to Saʻdí. by Edward G. Browne. Main Heritage Compact General PK6097 .B7 1906 Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i26263506 BIB-ID: 2799083 Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Show less
Persian literature--History and criticism, History, DS258 .W37 1807
by Edward Scott Waring. European-printed edition, following an error-ridden edition published at Bombay in 1804. Includes a chapter on Arabian... Show moreby Edward Scott Waring. European-printed edition, following an error-ridden edition published at Bombay in 1804. Includes a chapter on Arabian horses, an early account of Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab and Wahhabi Islam, and passages on hawk-hunting and pearl fishing in the Arabian Gulf “from the 56th to the 48th degree east longitude”, i. e., essentially the Gulf coast from Ras al-Khaimah to Qatar and Bahrain and on to Kuwait. Early attempt at an encompassing description of Persia, by the Bengal civil servant Edward W. H. Scott-Waring (1783–1821). “Very rare” (Allibone). Main Heritage Shelves General DS258 .W37 1807 Book Item-ID: i10044413 BIB-ID: 1006244 Show less
The volume is the first complete edition of the well known Saʻdī Šīrāzī's work, entitled "Gulistan", a work on the tradition of the Mirror for... Show moreThe volume is the first complete edition of the well known Saʻdī Šīrāzī's work, entitled "Gulistan", a work on the tradition of the Mirror for Magistrates, that Saʻdī dedicated to the rulers son, Sad ibn Abī Bakr ibn Sad. It is a collection of moralising anecdotes, arranged according to subject matter in 8 books. The mixture of prose and verse presented in it, if not the first instance of its kind in Persian, immediately makes the genre central to Persian literary history and elevates it to a new level of sophistication. Gentius's translation includes a final and extensive chapter with explanatory notes to the different chapters of the work.The printing made by Blaeu shows splendid Naskhi types. de Persico in Latinum versum, necessariisque notis illustratum a Georgio Gentio. Device on title page with motto: Indefessus Agendo Initial letters in woodcut. Signatures: *⁴ **⁶ A-Z⁴ Aa-Zz⁴ Aaa-Vuu⁴ Xxx Yyy-Zzz⁴ Aaaa-Kkkk⁴ L Each part of the two texts has catchword. Main Heritage Shelves General PK6542.L3 S23 1651 Book Item-ID: i19659830 BIB-ID: 1779884 Persian original text and Latin translation on opposite pages. Show less
