This volume contains the following two texts : (I) ff 1v-71v : Dakaikü'l-hakaik, a treatise on the niceties of the Persian language, especially on the fine distinctions existing between synonyms. The author, whose name does not appear in this copy, is Şemseddin Ahmet İbn-i Süleyman İbn-i Kemal...
This volume contains the following six texts in Ottoman Turkish, Persian, and Arabic : (I) ff 1v-36r : A model letter collection for the use of military officers. It contains models of letters by Zağarcıbaşılar, Çorbacıbaşılar, Turnacıbaşıları, and others to the Kâya Bey, or the Ağa of Janissa...
Netaicu'l-fünun ve mehasinü'l-mütun - نتائج الفنون و محاسن المتون
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This volume contains an encyclopedia of twelve sciences compiled by Nev'i. The author, who designates himself by this mahlas, was Yahya İbn-i Pir Ali İbn-i Nasuh, the son of a Şeyh of Malgara. Born there in 940 AH (1533-34 CE), he became one of the eminent Ulema and poets of the reign of Murat I...
This volume contains the following texts: (I) ff 1v-40v : Hayriname, a moral poem by Yusuf Nabi; (II) ff 41v-88r : Mizanu'l-hak fi ihtiyari'l-ehak, a text on philosophical method applied to the discussion of Islamic doctrine by Mustafa İbn-i Abdullah, also known as Hacı Halife or Kâtip Çelebi...
This volume contains the following four texts : ff 1v-28v : Hilye-yi Hakani, a mesnevi by Hakani that is a paraphrase, in Ottoman Turkish, of the Arabic text known as Al-ḥilyat al-nabawiyyah, a description of the appearance and physical features of the Prophet Muhammad صلعم. The work, which is...
This volume is a scrapbook, probably written in Baghdad, and containing a collection of short poems and songs, chiefly in Arabic and Ottoman Turkish, although there are also a few examples in Persian. The Ottoman Turkish portion consists of anonymous songs designated by the technical names koş...