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IO Islamic 4867*
- Record Id:
- 032-003469238
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003469238
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100090111048.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IO Islamic 4867*
- Title:
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Nişan-ı Osmani Berat-i Aliye - نشان عثمانى برات عاليه
- Scope & Content:
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A berat or charter awarding the Nişan-ı Osmaniye 2nd Class to General Goldsmith, a British official in Egypt. The berat was granted by Sultan Abdülhamit II and is dated 24 Cemazielahir 1300 AH (2 May 1883 CE).
The entire berat is composed in Divani script. It contains a large tughra of Sultan Abdülhamit II in gold, under which is found a stylized boat (?) formed of calligraphy. A small single leaf is also formed of calligraphy in gold-leaf in the bottom left-hand corner of the berat. A final gold-leaf illumination in the form of an upside-down comma is located at the top of the manuscript.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003469238", "parent" : "#", "text" : "IO Islamic 4867*: Nişan-ı Osmani Berat-i Aliye - نشان عثمانى برات عاليه" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003469238
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003469238
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 text, 1 f
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Turkish, Ottoman
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1300
- End Date:
- 1300
- Date Range:
- 1300
- Calendar:
- Hijri qamari
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials : Cream-coloured paper
Dimensions : 565 mm x 365 mm
Foliation : Western, 1 folio
Ruling : No text boxes, text area approximately 380 mm x 330 mm
Script : Divani
Ink : Text of the order in black ink with gold sprinkling; tughra and poems in the shape of a boat and a leaf in gold-leaf
Binding : Unbound
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)