Indian Firman Document Persian Language & MS Autograph of Lord Fitzgerald, President of Board of Control [c.1842]
Book Description
35.0 cm x 44.0 cm and 22.0 cm x 14. cm. Two sheets of paper, both single-sided. Good condition. Larger sheet has clear horizontal fold with two less obvious vertical folds. Both have perhaps sustained some water damage and the smaller was previously stuck down.
Dealer Notes
These two items, dating from c.1842, both relate to British rule in India.
The first is a large document, a firman that is written in an Indian or South Asian language. A firman ( Persian: فرمان farmân), or ferman (Turkish), at the constitutional level, was a royal mandate or decree issued by a sovereign in an Islamic state. During various periods they were collected and applied as traditional bodies of law. The word firman comes from Persian فرمان meaning "decree" or "order".
The second item appears to be a MS Autograph of William Vesey-FitzGerald, 2nd Baron FitzGerald and Vesey (1783 – 1843), an Irish statesman who was President of the Board of Control 1841-43.
The first is a large document, a firman that is written in an Indian or South Asian language. A firman ( Persian: فرمان farmân), or ferman (Turkish), at the constitutional level, was a royal mandate or decree issued by a sovereign in an Islamic state. During various periods they were collected and applied as traditional bodies of law. The word firman comes from Persian فرمان meaning "decree" or "order".
The second item appears to be a MS Autograph of William Vesey-FitzGerald, 2nd Baron FitzGerald and Vesey (1783 – 1843), an Irish statesman who was President of the Board of Control 1841-43.
Author
Firman
Date
c.1842
Binding
Loose leaves
Publisher
N/A
Condition
Good
Pages
2
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