Special Collections
National Library of Finland
Persica
Collection materials in format
Analogue
The Persica Collection contains the Persian language literature printed in the Russian empire between 1828 and1917, which has been received as legal deposits
Collection links
Handbook of oriental collections (opens a new tab)Collection description
The Persica Collection contains the Persian language literature printed in the Russian empire between 1828 and1917, which has been received as legal deposits. The collection is small and consists of only 50 volumes, mainly classic, thematically mystical Persian poetry. The collection also has textbooks and works about Koran studies as well as issues of one periodical.
Together with the Arabica, Caucasica and Turcica collections, Persica forms a significant unit of Islamic literature printed in Russia.
Collection languages
Material type
Books
journals
Accrual status
Completed
Temporal coverage of the collection
the Middle Ages beginning of the modern age modern age (turn of the 18th and 19th century to the 20th century) modern times (1900-)Main collection
Special CollectionsParent collection
The legal deposit collections from the period of Russian ruleRestrictions of use
Only for Special Collections Reading RoomCatalogue information
Paper catalogue made of the collection
Card catalogue made of the collection
More information about cataloguing
An alphabetised card catalogue is available in the Special Collections Reading Room.
A printed catalogue:
Halén, Harry, Handbook of Oriental Collections in Finland. London & Malmö 1977. - Scandinavian Institute of Asian Studies. Monograph Series 31, s. 285–286.
Available also online in Doria (see the link).
Publication links
Halén, Harry, Handbook of Oriental Collections in Finland. Scandinavian Institu… (opens a new tab)Collection sizes
50
volumes
Parallel collections
TurcicaSignum
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Provenance
A Legal Deposit Collection from 1828–1917. According to § 28 in the Act on Censorship of 1828, verified by Nicholas I of Russia, the University of Helsinki was to receive one legal deposit copy of all printing press products printed in the Russian empire. These legal deposits were arranged into collections according to their languages, and the printed publications in Persian language were placed in the Persica Collection.
Collector
Helsingin yliopiston kirjasto