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Tazkirāh-yi makhṭūtāt = A descriptive catalogue of manuscripts preserved in the library of the Idara-e-Adabiyat-e-Urdu, Hyderabad

Type
Descriptive catalogue
Volumes
5 vols.
Languages
Arabic, Persian, Hindi, Urdu
Collections
Idara-yi Adabiyat-i Urdu, Hyderabad
Sources
Attested in: Not independently checked

Description (Biswas 1998)

Vol.1 6, 396 p. - mss. nos. 1-275. Vol.II mss. nos. 276-500. Vol.III 8, 384 p. mss. nos. 501-700. Vol.IV 6, 292 p. mss. nos. 701 -900. Vol.V 6, 340 p. mss. nos. 901-1150. [Reprint. Originally published: Hyderabad. 1943-1959] Description of 1150 mss. (about 770 Urdu, 425 Persian, 45 Arabic and 13 Hindi mss.) with extracts and notes. Arrangement according to the serial number in the Library collection. Each volume contain subject-wise list and index. Comprehensive list of mss. catalogued in all the five volumes - (Vol.V: p. 9-31) "There are about 4000 more mss. about which details have to be furnished in the subsequent volumes." - Preface, Vol.V.

From S. C. Biswas, Bibliographic Survey of Indian Manuscript Catalogues (Delhi, 1998), no. 0396, as printed; OCR text, may contain errors.

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