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1. Add MS 7870

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 7870
Title:
[Mecmua] - [مجموعه]
Scope & Content:
This volume contains the following texts : ff 1v-52v : A contemporary history of the reign of İslâm Geray Han İbn-i Selâmet Geray, Han of Crimea, from his accession to the throne in 1054 AH (1644-45 CE) until 1060 AH (1650-51 CE). The work was composed by el-Hacc Mehmet. The author describes h...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Persian and Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
936-1092
Extent:
Codex, 283 ff

2. Harley MS 5485

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 5485
Title:
Şerh-i Gulistan - شرح گلستان
Scope & Content:
This volume contains an Ottoman Turkish paraphrase of the Gulistān (گلستان) of Saᶜdī by Şemi. The author says in the preface that he had withdrawn from the commerce of men, and was living in contented seclusion, when he was requested by Mehmet Çelebi, Debir (Steward) of the Padişah''s gardens,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin, Persian, and Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
1000
Extent:

2 texts, 239 ff

3. Or 8763

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 8763
Title:
[Collection of fragments]
Scope & Content:
This volume contains a collection of the following manuscript fragments : (I) ff 1v-5v : An Arabic text, possibly with Ahādīth ; (II) ff 6r-26v : Persian text including questions and answers as well as short stories or texts ; (III) ff 27r-43v : Persian stories ; (IV) ff 44r-51v : An Ott...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, Persian, and Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:
Codex, 54 ff

4. Or 9826

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 9826
Title:
[Divan-i evel-i Emiri] - [ديوان اول اميرى]
Scope & Content:
This volume contains the first Divan (f 2v) of Emiri, who, apparently, is not mentioned by any of the tezkere writers. His full name as given in the colophon (f 361r) is as follows: Emiri Mehmet İbn-i Musa Paşa İbn-i Ahmet-i Surh İbn-i İbrahim İbn-i İsfendiyar İbn-i Bayezit İbn-i Emir-i Adil İbn...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Persian and Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
995
Extent:
1 text, 361 ff

5. Or 11195

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 11195
Title:
[Mecmua] - [مجموعه]
Scope & Content:
This volume contains the following two texts : (I) ff 1v-90r : [Tarih-i Kostantiniye ve Aya Sofya ve Bazı Hikayat], a history of İstanbul and Aya Sofya containing considerable legendary matter, the last event being the building of Süleymaniye Camii between 1550-57 CE, compiled by Ali el-Arabi,...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, Persian, and Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
Late 16th century
Extent:

2 texts, 107 ff

6. Or 14011

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14011
Title:
[Collected works of İzzi-i Şirvani]
Scope & Content:
This volume contains poems, enigmatic verses and ornate prose by İzzi-i Şirvan, an almost unknown writer of the 17th century CE. Some of his works are listed in a kaside (f 19v). Some folios have notes in the margin on the metres used and explanations of poetical conceits and allusions. The fi...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Persian and Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
1092
Extent:
8 texts, 35 ff

7. Sloane MS 3583

Reference (shelfmark):
Sloane MS 3583
Title:
Tuhfe-yi Şahidi - تحفۀ شاهدی
Scope & Content:
This volume contains a tabular version of the Tuhfe-yi Şahidi, a well-known versified Persian-Ottoman Turkish vocabulary composed in 920 AH (1514-15 CE) by Şahidi, who died in 957 AH (1550-51 CE). The formatting of the text and addition of Arabic equivalents was completed by Al-Ḥājj Mūsá al-Shar...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, Latin, Persian, and Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
1704
Extent:
1 text, 48 ff