OF THE MOST VALUABLE BOOKS IN THE PERSIAN LANGUAGE. Oxf. The Publick Libraries at Oxford. Priv. The Collections of private Men. HISTORY. كتاب روضة الصفا تصنيف امیر خواند شاه The garden of purity, by Mirkhond.-A general history of Perfia in feveral large volumes. Oxf. Priv. اکبر نامه ابو فضل The history of the life of Sultan Acber, by the learned and elegant Abu Fazl. Oxf. کتاب آبين اكبري A description of the Indian empire, written by the order of Sultan Acber by by a fociety of skilful men.-A translation of this book would be extremely useful to the European companies that trade in India, as it contains a full account of every province and city in the dominions of the Mogul, of his revenues and expences, both in peace and war, and of all the customs and ceremonies in his palace; together with a defcription of the natural productions of his empire. Oxf. واقعات بابري The actions of Sultan Baber; written either by himself, or under his infpection. This book contains a minute account of that prince's wars, and a natural history of his dominions. Oxf. تاريخ كشمير The hiftory of Cashmir, by a native of that extraordinary country. A very curious and entertaining work. Oxf. تاریخ عالم اراي عباسي The history of the lives of the Perfian kings, from the head of the Sefi family to the death of Abbas the Cruel, improperly called the Great. Oxf. تاریخ گزیده The felect chronicle.-This work is an excellent hiftory of Perfia, and has been tranflated into Arabick and Turkish. Oxf. خلاصة خلاصة الاخبار A short history of Perfia, in one volume, by Khandemir, a learned and agreeable writer. Oxf لب التواريخ The heart of hiftories.-A copious history of the Persian empire, written in the middle of the fixteenth century by Abdallatif, a native of Cazvin. ظفر نامه The book of victory.-A history of the life of Timur, commonly called Tamerlane, written in a most beautiful and elegant style. تذكرة الشعراً تصنيف دولت شاه An account of the lives of the Perfian poets, by Devletshah of Samarcand. Par. تاریخ جهانگشا یا تاريخ نادري من كلام میرزا مهدي The history of the life of Nader Shah, king of Perfia, written by Mirza Mahadi, and tranflated into French by the author of this grammar. POETRY. شاه نامه فردوسي Shah Námeh. A collection of heroick poems on the ancient histories of VOL. II. K K Perfia, |