The Behāristān (Abode of Spring). - Rare Book Insider
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Jāmi [Rehatsek, Edward, trans.].

The Behāristān (Abode of Spring).

Kama Shastra Society, Benares: 1887
  • $450
”Printed by the Kama Shastra Society for Private Subscribers only." Original full creamy vellum, lettered in gilt on spine. NB. Translation, usually attributed to Burton, is actually by his friend Rehatsek (see Penzer p. 162). Jāmi (Nur ad-Dīn Abd ar-Rahmān Jāmi) was a 15th century Persian mystic, scholar and poet; he wrote the Behāristān, modelled on the Gulistān, in 1487.
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