Virtual Manuscript Library of Switzerland
Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 550, p. 09r
1001 Manuscripts - 1001 Stories
e-codices has been digitizing manuscripts since 2005, and by now it cooperates with all major manuscript libraries in Switzerland. With this new update with 20 more manuscripts, it has surpassed 1,000 manuscripts.
This milestone is being celebrated with a manuscript written in Persian containing a tale from One Thousand and One Nights.
By the way, Switzerland has about 7,500 medieval manuscripts and several times as many modern manuscripts. Making all these manuscripts accessible on the Internet in an exemplary manner within the next several years remains e-codices’ ambitious, but, quite realistic and definitely desirable goal. (taken from the newsletter from October 2013, Issue N° 12) www.e-codices.unifr.ch/newsletter/archive/issue-12.htm
Manuscript title: “The story of Seyf ol-Molûk and Badî`ol-Jamâl"
Manuscript summary: This manuscript, written in Persian, contains the story of Prince Seyf ol-Molûk and Princess Badî`ol-Jamâl. The manuscript was probably written in India and illustrated with 32 miniatures. At the end of the text (f. 56v), the scribe dated the manuscript in the year 1033 (in the Islamic calendar). The story can also be found in One Thousand and One Nights (758th to 778th night, edition Calcutta II 1839-1842).
Origin: India
Period: 17th century
Image source: Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 550: “The story of Seyf ol-Molûk and Badî`ol-Jamâl"
(www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/cb/0550)
Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 550, p. 09r
1001 Manuscripts - 1001 Stories
e-codices has been digitizing manuscripts since 2005, and by now it cooperates with all major manuscript libraries in Switzerland. With this new update with 20 more manuscripts, it has surpassed 1,000 manuscripts.
This milestone is being celebrated with a manuscript written in Persian containing a tale from One Thousand and One Nights.
By the way, Switzerland has about 7,500 medieval manuscripts and several times as many modern manuscripts. Making all these manuscripts accessible on the Internet in an exemplary manner within the next several years remains e-codices’ ambitious, but, quite realistic and definitely desirable goal. (taken from the newsletter from October 2013, Issue N° 12) www.e-codices.unifr.ch/newsletter/archive/issue-12.htm
Manuscript title: “The story of Seyf ol-Molûk and Badî`ol-Jamâl"
Manuscript summary: This manuscript, written in Persian, contains the story of Prince Seyf ol-Molûk and Princess Badî`ol-Jamâl. The manuscript was probably written in India and illustrated with 32 miniatures. At the end of the text (f. 56v), the scribe dated the manuscript in the year 1033 (in the Islamic calendar). The story can also be found in One Thousand and One Nights (758th to 778th night, edition Calcutta II 1839-1842).
Origin: India
Period: 17th century
Image source: Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 550: “The story of Seyf ol-Molûk and Badî`ol-Jamâl"
(www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/cb/0550)