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ff.82; 167 x 103mm; text size 107 x 64mm; 19 lines, the "number of unity" in Babi; in a fine Nashkhi calligraphy; boards covered with golden cloth.
Collation: 1-10(8) (ff.1-2 recto blank), 11(2) (blank). Ruling in hard point. Marks above lines and some words in red ink.

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ff.70; 328 x 220mm; text size 265 x 140mm; 18 lines in a good Nashkhī calligraphy, loose leaves unbound.
Another of Mirza Jaffier’s translations (see BFBS MS 403), dated St. Petersbury, November 1822. Mirza Jaffier was a teacher of Persian and Arabic at St. Petersburg University. Apparently unpublished.

Scope and Contents ff.63; 328 x 220mm; text size 265 x 140mm; 180 lines, in a good Nashkhī calligraphy, loose leaves, unbound.Translated by Mirza Jaffier (of Jafar) and revised by Samuel Lee and Mirza Ibrahim, a teacher of Persian at the East India College, published London: BFBS, 1827 (DM 7331). Mirza Jaffier was a teacher of Persian and Arabic at St. Petersburg University.It is possible that Mirza Ibrahim may well be the same as Mirza Saiyad Ali Khan who assisted Henry Martyn in the preparation of...

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ff.517; c. 203 x 147mm; text size c. 130 x 80mm; 11 lines in a good Nashkhī hand; loose leaves, unbound.

Scope and Contents ff.291; 206 x 145mm; text size 170 x 95mm; 26 lines; in Hebrew character, unbound.J. S. Login, when on a political mission in Herat, in 1839-40, commissioned a mullā to translate a Persian tract into Judaeo-Persian. Finding the mullā both competent and interested he then determined to transcribe the New Testament, and work began with Hebrews. Work continued until February 1841, when Login had to leave Herat. He took the completed portions to Kabul and after two months there two mullās...

Scope and Contents ff.III + 284 + III; 124 x 70mm; text size 105 x 50mm; 14 lines in a poor Nastaliq hand, bound in gilt morocco, with ‘Evangile persiane’ stamped on spine.This MS is too tightly bound to collate, and the original pagination was trimmed off when rebound. Frames for the text are drawn in black, blue, and gold and the beginnings of St. Matthew, St. Mark and St. Luke have ‘gates’ (ff.1 verso, 83 verso, 134 verso) in gold, azure, red, pink, white and black.Correspondence with A. G. Ellis...

Scope and Contents ff.I + 297 + I; 138 x 82mm; text size 97 x 42mm; 15 lines in Nashkhī script, bound in brown tooled leather originally having clasps from back to front cover.Collation: 1-8(8), 9(8) (ff.68 verso-69 recto blank), 10(10), 11-15(8), 16(8) (ff.127 verso-128 recto blank), 17-35(8), 36(8) (+1 - f.291), 37(6). Ruled by hard point on paper watermarked with a cross in an ellipse supported by two stylised lions, resting on a device like a mushroom. Red ink is used for the Divine names,...

Scope and Contents ff.I +261 + I; 227 x 140mm; text size 160 x 80mm; 13 lines in a poor Nastaliq hand on dark, rather rough paper, bound in red leather with ‘Gospel. Persian MS’ stamped in gold on spine.Collation: 1-3(12), 4(8) (ff.41-42 pasted after 4) 5-6(12), 7(12), (8-9 are a conjoined pair, pasted after 7), 8(12), 9(12) (f.103 excised), 10(12), 11(12) (f.120 blank), 12-21(12), 22(12) + 1 (f.261).Possibly copied in India, and certainly found there c.1835. One or two folios are missing from the...

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ff.224; 270 x 215mm; text size 185 x 115mm; 15 lines in a good Nashkhī calligraphy; loose leaves unbound.
Another of Mirza Jaffier’s translations (see BFBS MS 403), dated St. Petersburg, 1827. Mirza Jaffier was a teacher of Persian and Arabic at St. Petersburg University. Apparently unpublished.

Scope and Contents ff.80; 235 x 145mm; text size 172 x 82mm; 11 lines on very fine paper in a very good Nastaliq hand, bound in red leather with black ink decoration.Collation: 1-4(8), 5(4), 6(2) (+2 after 3), 7-9(8), 10(8) (+2 after 8), 11(2) (f.80 blank). Carefully decorated with a golden frame around the text, gold sprinkled onto the paper, a gate with floral motifs on f.1 verso, executed in gold, red and blue, a small flower sketched in gold on f.79 verso and red ink used for the Divine names.The...

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ff.62; 365 x 233mm; text size 250 x 135mm; 17 lines in good Nashkhī calligraphy; loose leaves, unbound.
The last part of Mirza Jaffier’s translation (see BFBS MS 403). Mirza Jaffier was a teacher of Persian and Arabic at St. Petersburg University. Undated and apparently unpublished.

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ff.54; 328 x 220mm; text size 265 x 140mm; 18 lines in good Nashkhī calligraphy, loose leaves unbound.
Another of Mirza Jaffier’s translations (see BFBS MS 403), dated St. Petersburg, February 10th 1823. Mirza Jaffier was a teacher of Persian and Arabic at St. Petersburg University. Apparently unpublished.

Scope and Contents ff.427 (total) in four parts: 1) First drafts of Job, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezechiel, Daniel, Minor Prophets, Job (second copy), 210 x 138mm; text size c. 145 x 80mm; 13 lines in 9 volumes bound in tooled brown leather covers. 2) Revisions of Job, Jeremiah, Ezechiel, Daniel, Minor Prophets, 217 x 173mm; text size c. 170 x 120mm; 14 lines, bound in 5 volumes in cardboard covers. 3) Revisions of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs, 410 x 255mm; text size c. 350...

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ff.1995; 220 x 175mm; text size c. 155 x 110mm; 13 lines; loose sheets unbound.
A revision of his Old Testament by Robert Bruce, CMS. The complete Bible was published, London (Leipzig printed), BFBS, 1895 (DM 7358), but revisions of individual portions had appeared since 1873. The Old Testament is practically a new translation, and the New Testament a further revision.

Scope and Contents ff.427; 289 x 200mm; text size 238 x 134mm; 22 lines in Nastaliq hand, in a binding of wooden boards covered with multi-coloured floral motifs.Collation: 1(8) (2 blank, excised), 2(8) (f.1 recto blank), 3-53(8), 54(4) (blank gathering). The text is in alternating black and red lines for the Hebrew in Arabic character and the Persian interlinear translation. The text is framed with gold, blue and red and a second, larger, frame nearer the edges is in gold. Floral motifs in gold appear...

Scope and Contents ff.403 (total), in four parts: 1) Genesis, f.74; 255 x 205mm; text size 190 x 160mm; 15 lines. 2) Exodus and Leviticus, ff.166 + III (loose), 270 x 215mm; text size 185 x 115mm; 15 lines in a bound volume. 3) Numbers, ff.88; 270 x 215mm; text size 185 x 115mm; 15 lines. 4) Deuteronomy, ff.72; 308 x 255mm; text size 235 x 110mm; 19 lines; all in a good Nashkhī calligraphy, loose leaves, unbound, except where noted.Another of Mirza Jaffier’s translations (see BFBS MS 403). Mirza...

Scope and Contents ff.34; 208 x 165mm; text size 170 x 92mm; 20 lines; in a fine Nastaliq hand with tile page and notes in Nashkhī script; unbound.According to notes written in French, this MS contains:1) a translation of Genesis from the Hebrew commissioned by the BFBS and printed, London, Richard Watts, 1827 - f.1 verso. 2) a Pentateuch, translated by Thomas Rabnisin (sic) from the Hebrew, and printed Calcutta, "le Collège d’Uskoujie", 1828 - f.9 verso. 3) a Pentateuch, translated...

Scope and Contents ff.83; 213 x 145mm; text size 142 x 80mm; 12 lines on a Nastaliq hand, original binding now missing. Red ink used for verse numbers and vocalic signs.Translated by William Glen, assisted by Sayyed Muhsin Māzandarāni (unable to transcribe some diacritics; see p. 201 of the printed catalogue, "Historical catalogue of the manuscripts of Bible House Library", BFBS, 1982) and published London: BFBS, 1831 (DM 7334).Both this and BFBS MS 406 were edited and seen through the press...

Scope and Contents ff.I + 193 + I; 189 x 142mm; text size 140 x 75mm; 13 lines, in Nastaliq script, bound in brown leather tooled with gold. ‘Persian Psalms’ stamped on spine.Ruled by hard point on paper watermarked J. Whatman, 1821. Red ink used for headings, punctuation marks and verse numbers.Translated by William Glen of the Scottish Mission at Astrakhan, assisted by Hājii Mīr Abū Talib Māzandarāni (unable to transcribe some diacritics; see p. 201 in the printed catalogue, "Historical...

Scope and Contents ff.66; 222 x 139mm; text size 140 x 80mm; 13 lines in a clear Nastaliq hand, bound in cardboard.Collation: 1-7(8), 8(10) (1 excised, 1 blank). Ruled by hard point on paper watermarked J. Whatman, 1819. Red ink is used for headings, punctuation marks and verse numbers.Translated by William Glen and Mīr Abū Talib Māzandarāni (unable to transcrive some diacritics; see p. 201 in the printed catalogue, "Historical catalogue of the manuscripts of Bible House Library", BFBS,...

Scope and Contents ff.204; 196 x 158mm; text size 135 x 95mm; 12 lines of indifferent Nastaliq hand, in a red tooled leather binding.Collation: 1-17(12), 18(10) (ff.201 verso-204 blank) ruled with hard point. The paper has one of two watermarks; either a rampant lion and the words ‘pro patria’ or C S []ONIC.Red ink is used for headline titles. Divine names and verse numbers. Foliation is indicated by names, not numbers. Chapter and verse numbers are given in Roman numerals in the margins.The MS...