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Divan of Shuhrah
According to a note on the first page, This book consists of poems by Prince ʻAliriza Mirza, the son of Fathʻali Shah, whose pen name was Shuhrah. He lived in malayir in his last years. He was married to Dildar Khan, the former wife of Shaykh al- Muluk. According to Firaydun Mirza, most poems in this book are hand-written by Dildar Khan who was from Luristan.
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Gawhariyah
A compilation of poems by Shams al-Shu‘ara’ initiated by Mirza Ahmad Khan Fatih al-Mulk in May 1901 and completed in July 1902. According to the book's introduction, Gawhar Khanum is the daughter of Musa Khan and Tayqun Khanum (a daughter of Fath ‘Ali Shah).
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Nakhust Namah, 1902 or 1903
The first volume of the book, written for public schools in the Muzaffari period (1902 or 3) by Matah Vus Khan Malik Yans. In the introduction, the author explains how to use the book. Part One is visual and teaches the alphabet. Part Two includes some reading exercises from works of poets such as Sa‘di, Nizami and Hafiz.
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Collection of essays
According to the Majlis library list, the collection's name is Fi al-Mazaj. The first few pages consist of verses and notes which are not related to each other. This is a collection of different essays and writings some of which are in form of poetry or prayer. Some pages seem to be written in form of Nuqtavi documents. There is an essay on marriage and milking and another part on balms. Advices of ʻAbd al-Samad Hamidani is another part of this manuscript. At least part of the writings are done by Ibrahim Burujirdi. At the end there are a number of lithographs including a dream dictionary...
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Illustrated pilgrimage scroll
This scroll illustrates the Shi‘i pilgrimage from Mecca to Mashhad. The images are accompanied by verses describing different stages of the journey and the related rites. It was lithographed in six sections and glued to a fabric (probably cotton) backing. The scroll, which was commissioned by Muhammad Ja‘far Kasa’i, a cloth merchant from Karbalaʼ, was acquired in Kirman in ca. 1971 and is now in a private collection in Kailua, Hawaii.
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Collection of essays
This anthology includes both prose and verses by Qalandar Shah (d. 1879) and some other sufi writings. There is also a short essay on medicine which is dedicated to Mahd-i ʻUlya. Most parts are dated between 1839 and 1874. There are some letters in the manuscript as well including Qaʼim Maqam letters to ʻAbbas Mirza, the Crown Prince.
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Kulliyat of Tajmah Khanum
Tajmah Khanum wrote this book, composed of three parts. The first part consists of nearly 120 verses. The first poem is a sonnet written by the poet when she was 16 and the last one was written to praise Riza Shah. The second part is more than 20 letters and notes, which are mostly administrative and legal. Other letters were addressed to women who where contemporaries of Tajmah Khanum. The third part of this book is a selection of poems by Persian poets from Rudaki to the Qajar period.
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