Mas̲navī - Persian manuscript

Manuscript.
Persian.
Marginalia dated 1827.
Title from final section (daftar 7).
Name of scribe not indicated.
Probably written in India.
Paper; (main section) light cream color unpolished laid paper; no visible chain lines or watermarks; unwans in gold, blue and green had the head of each daftar; text inclosed in ruled border of three lines in blue and red; black ink with rubrication; page divided into two colums with surrounding commentary; catchwords on rectos; (introduction and daftar 7) coarse laid paper with no visible chain lines or watermarks; 15 lines; no borders; black ink with some rubrication.
Nastaʻliq; main section, 18 lines in written area 18.5 x 8.2 cm, introductory and daftar 7 15 lines in written area 15.5 x 9 cm.
Introduction folios 1b-8a; main section 8b-387b; final section (daftar 7) 388b-449b.
Library of Congress. Persian manuscript, M71.
Nineteenth century red morocco leather binding with small gold medallions front and back; on spine: Nawab Babu, Mumtazum Nissa, Begum sahbah.
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress website.