Farrukh-nāmah-i Jamālī

6, 146 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 38 x 26 cm 6, 146 unnumbered pages : 38 x 26 cm A compendium of natural history Manuscript Holding in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections, Blacker Wood Rare Books: Three titles bound together subsequent to production: Nuzhat-nāmah-yi ʻAlāʼī (ff.1b-62a). Rab. I 807 [1404]. -- Risālah-i Takmīlī bar Nuzhat-nāmah-yi ʻAlāʼī. [between 1404 and 1504]. -- Farrukh-nāmah-i Jamālī. Rab. II 597 [1201] Title from page 3, date of copy from the last page Includes 16 maqālahs First note on the reason for the composition of the book followed by prayer and a table of contents (f.71a) Oriental paper; clear Naskh script ; rubrications; catch words, 27 lines per page Includes numerous colorful paintings of birds, plants and mammals, some marginal notes and corrections on the glosses Text ends with Qamar from maqālah 16 The work deals with natural history describing plants, animals, herbs and herbal medicine accompanied by numerous paintings and illustrations Some pages are damaged and remargined in some places The text includes two complementary tables listing the herbs and natural elements (ff142b,143b), additional notes, poems, and explanatory comments, which are added in the last 4 pages Full Lacquer binding with a traditional centre-piece and pendants, without flap; stab sewn Presented to the library by Casey Wood in 1926