Works of Maghribi Shaikh
- Reference:GB 227 ms42(O)
- Dates of Creation:1734-1744
- Name of Creator:
- Language of Material:Persian
- Physical Description:1 volume, 74ff
Scope and Content
Works of Maghribi Shaikh.
The work was finished in AH1156/AD1743-4, 26th year of Muhammad Shah Bad Shah [i.e.Muhammad Nasir Al-Din (AH1131-1161), Mogul Emperor of Hindustan]. Copied by Muhammad Aslam. Written in Nasta 'liq, Persian. Catalogued by MW Collier.
Administrative / Biographical History
Maghribi Shaikh (d.1416), a Sufi writer. He died in Tabriz.
Muhammad Aslam, son of Muhammad Hasanpuri, copyist.
Arrangement
Single item
Access Information
By appointment with the Keeper of Manuscripts. Access to records containing confidential information may be restricted.
Acquisition Information
Presented to St Andrews University Library by Elgin Museum, 15 February 1954.
Note
Call number used to be msPK6495.M2
Other Finding Aids
Individual Manuscripts and Small Collections database available as part of Manuscripts Database.
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Bound volume: 18x11.3cm
Archivist's Note
Description compiled by Maia Sheridan, Archives Hub project archivist, based on material from the Manuscripts Database.
Conditions Governing Use
Applications for permission to quote should be sent to the Keeper of Manuscripts. Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use and condition of documents.
Custodial History
On inside cover: 'Taken from the Queen's Apartments in the Kaiserburgh, March 1858. Presented to Elgin Museum by Rev C Barclay'.
Accruals
None
Subjects
Personal Names