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Stowe Or 21
- Record Id:
- 032-003842856
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003842856
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100120068693.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Stowe Or 21
- Title:
- [Ottoman land transfer document]
- Scope & Content:
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This scroll contains a nişan-i şerif transferring the timar (military fief) Szent Tamás in the district of Temesvár, from Kâtip Ali, on his resignation, to his son Mehmet. It is addressed to Yusuf, Beylerbey of Temesvár.
The document contains a lavishly decorated tuğra of Sultan Murad IV in gold with floral illumination in myriad colours. The names of various royal and important individuals is also recorded in gold throughout, and a Latin description of the document by Sulayman Negri is found on a separate sheet.
The document is dated at Istanbul 18 Şeval 1037 AH (21 June 1628 CE).
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Stowe Collection
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003842856", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Stowe Or 21: [Ottoman land transfer document]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003842856
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003842856
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 text, 2 ff
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Latin
Turkish, Ottoman - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1628
- End Date:
- 1628
- Date Range:
- 1037
- Calendar:
- Hijri qamari
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- İstanbul, Turkey
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials : Paper
Foliation : European, 2 ff
Dimensions : 1041 mm x 343 mm
Script : Divani
Ink : Black and gold for the text; black, gold, blue, green and red for floral illumination
Binding : Unbound text, contained within a Morocco tube
- Custodial History:
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This manuscript was formerly part of the Collection of Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville.
Once in the possession of Sulayman Negri.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Acquired by Parliament in 1883.
- Finding Aids:
-
See Rieu, Catalogue of the Turkish Manuscripts in the British Museum, p. 90.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Places:
- Istanbul, Turkey
Ottoman Empire, Africa/Asia/Europe
Transylvania, Romania