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Or 7140
- Record Id:
- 032-003652979
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003652979
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100102495094.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 7140
- Title:
- [Codex of works by Kani]
- Scope & Content:
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The current volume contains a collection of works by Kani :
ff 1v-82v : Münşeat, letters, consisting mostly of those associated with Yeğen Mehmet Paşa, but also containing private letters, many of which are labeled only as suret-i mektup;
ff 83v-201v : Kani Divanı, this collection of poetry begins with a prose preface by Nuri, who edited the volume at the request of Mehmet Reşit Efendi. The first poem is entitled Der vasf-ı Besmele-yi şerif. This is followed by kasideler and chronograms (ff 83v-137r) and gazeller (ff 137v-186v). The Divan ends with mukattaat (ff 189v-202v).
This volume was likely copied in the early 19th century.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003652979", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 7140: [Codex of works by Kani]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003652979
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003652979
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 text, 202 ff
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Turkish, Ottoman
- Scripts:
- Arabic (nastaliq Variant)
- Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1840
- Date Range:
- Early 19th century
- Calendar:
- Gregorian
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials : Paper
Foliation : Western, 202 ff
Dimensions : 203 mm x 146 mm
Script : Nastaliq
- Source of Acquisition:
- Bequeathed by E. J. W. Gibb in 1901.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Places:
- Ottoman Empire, Africa/Asia/Europe
- Related Material:
- For more information on the first text and on the author, please see Rieu, Catalogue of Turkish Manuscripts in the British Museum, p. 102; Flügel I, p. 274; and Aumer, p. 61.
- Related Archive Descriptions:
- Add MS 19365
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