A Catalogue of the Arabic, Persian and Hindustany Manuscripts

The full title of this work indicates the scope of its contents: A Catalogue of the Arabic, Persian and Hindustany Manuscripts of the Libraries of the King of Oudh, Compiled by Order of the Government of India. This first volume was the only part of the project completed by editor Aloys Sprenger, and it contains the Persian and Hindustani poetry. This catalogue includes biographies of Persian and Urdu poets, a chapter of works of Persian poets, and a brief chapter on the work of Hindustani poets, which concludes the works.

Contenu

• PREFACE (page 7)
• THE FIRST CHAPTER: BIOGRAPHIES OF PERSIAN AND URDU' POETS (page 17)
• THE SECOND CHAPTER: WORKS OF PERSIAN POETS (page 323)
• THE THIRD CHAPTER: WORKS OF HINDU'STANY POETS (page 611)
• ERRATA AND ADDENDA (page 662)