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21. Or 10897

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 10897
Title:
[Historical works by Resmi]
Scope & Content:
This volume contains the following three historical works compiled by Ahmet Resmi : (I) ff 1v-38r : Hulasatü'i-itibar, copied in 1268 AH (1851-52 CE) ; (II) ff 39v-46v : A risale on the martyred Beşir Ağa, also copied in 1268 AH (1851-52 CE) ; (III) ff 47v-69r : A tract on the flight of Şahi...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
1268
Extent:
3 texts, 69 ff

22. Or 11164

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 11164
Title:
[Two works by Halim Geray Han]
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains two texts, both of which were originally composed by Halim Geray Han (Halim Giray Khan) (died 1239 AH / 1823 CE) : ff 1v-27v : Divan, as edited by his son Şehbaz Geray. It commences with a short prose preface, followed by two terciibend, tahmisat, chronograms and other...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
1234
Extent:
2 texts, 71 ff

23. Or 13909

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 13909
Title:
Semere, şerh-i Kitab-i şecere - ثمره شرح كتاب شجره
Scope & Content:
This volume contains the Kitab-i secere, a treatise on geomancy, as well as a commentary on it. According to the preface, the book Şecere was originally composed in Greek; it was rendered into Arabic by Imām Mā Shā’ Allāh Miṣrī, then subsequently from Arabic into Persian and thence into Ottoman ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
Late 18th century-Early 19th century
Extent:
1 text, 148 ff

24. Or 14450

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14450
Title:
[Fetava-yı Rıza] – [فتاوى رضا]
Scope & Content:
This volume contains a compilation of fetava assembled as a reference collection from numerous sources by Nakibüleşraf es-Seyyid Mehmed Rıza ibn-i Ahmed el-Kırımi (died 1169 AH/1755 CE), a müftü, kadı, and poet with an interest in history and Sufism. Born in the Crimea (Kırım), Seyyid Mehmed se...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 text, 160 ff