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Marriage contract of ʻAbd al-Samad and Bibi Fatimah, 8 May 1927
Marriage contract between Aqa ʻAbd al-Samad, son of Aqa Rajab ʻAli, and Bibi Fatimah, daughter of Karbalaʼi ʻAli. The mahr is 25 tumans, 24 newly-minted Nasir al-Din shahi coins, and 1 misqal of gold.
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Rustam and Almas, October or November 1907
A play critical of the social and political situation in Iran at the end of Qajar era.
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Marriage contract of Karbalaʼi ʻAli and Bibi Hajir, 7 October 1877
Marriage contract between Karbalaʼi ʻAli, son of Aqa Rajab ʻAli, and Bibi Hajir, daughter of Haj Mirza Baqir. The mahr is 200 tumans, 25 Nasir al-Din shahi coins, and 10 misqals of gold.
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Endowment of the Qasim Khan Mosque and School, [19th century]
According to Majlis Library Manuscript Catalog (new series, v.28), the mosque and school located near Darvazah Dawlat was endowed by the daughter of Qasim Khan and administered by ʻAli Quli Mirza. The following individuals are also named in the document: Mulla ʻAli ibn ʻAbd Allah al-Muddaris [teacher]; Mulla Husayn Munajjim Bashi [supervisor]; ʻAbd al-Vahhab ibn ʻAli Muhammad Isfahani [librarian].
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Alfiyah va shalfiyah
This manuscript is one of the class of works that goes by the generic title of 'Lizzat al-nisa’' or 'Women's pleasure.' It covers the use of medicinal drugs for personal beauty and as aphrodisiacs, and a manual explaining and illustrating various positions during sexual intercourse. The text ultimately derives from Sanskrit works such as the Kamasutra and Kokashastra. The manuscript is of Indian provenance, as is clear from the thirty-four illustrations executed in a popular nineteenth-century style. There is a personal seal, illegible, on the last page.
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Essays in medicine
A collection of essays in medicine. Titles include: reasons of death attributed to Hippocrates, prayers for cholera and plague, translation of Tibb al-Riza, essay on reproduction, a selection of Tuhfat al-Muʼminin, essay on maintaining health, facilitating the cure, essay on cholera, difference between typhoid and cholera.
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Contracts
A number of agreements between Iran (mostly Qajar) and other countries. Some include notes on the slave trade.
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Siyagh al-nikah
It is a marriage sermon written in a literary style.
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Diary of Basir al-Mamalik, 1890-1995
Diary of Mirza Muhammad Tahir Mustawfi, known as Basir al-Mamalik. The diary offers interesting information and covers some material about inner court interactions some of which relate to Anis al-Dawlah. There are three volumes, covering years 1890-1895, 1895-1901, 1902- 1908. This volume covers 1890 to 1895.
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Diary of Khusraw Khan Burhan
Diary of Khusraw Khan Burhan from 1903 to 1904. He was close to many courtiers and his diary includes some stories of the court.
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