Investigating and understanding the ancient method in cataloguing and classifying the manuscripts of Razavi's Astan Quds from the Safavid to Qajar period (1501-1925)

Purpose:This research investigates how Razavi's Astan Quds manuscripts are listed and catalogued, using the remaining documents dating from the Safavid to Qajar periods. To identify the elements and principles of cataloguing and classifying Astan Quds Razavi manuscripts is the goal of this task.
This research is a form of library and documentary study. The statistical population comprises 17 list titles, with 6 of them being related to the Safavid period, 5 of them being related to the Afsharid period, and 6 of them being related to the Qajar period. These lists have been examined and investigated. In this research, 11 lists of these numbers are examined and presented according to the quantity and quality of cataloguing. At the beginning, the scrolls and booklets with a list of old manuscripts and documents of Astan Quds Razavi were reviewed. The manuscripts were initially examined in a comparative way after obtaining information from the manuscript repository,
The comparative analysis of scrolls and cataloguing booklets revealed that there are similarities and differences in the bibliographic elements in the catalogues of each period in terms of quantity and quality, bibliographic elements vary in terms of the type of element in each list and the method and way of presenting the entries, as well as the amount of information mentioned in each entry, which suggests that cataloguers had a personal preference for the lists. Compared to previous periods, the Qajar period lists are more complete and have better bibliographic organization. Subject classification is visible in the lists. When examining the arrangement of books in the manuscript repository, it can be seen that, in addition to thematic categorization of the books on the lists,