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Or 11225
- Record Id:
- 032-003905370
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003905370
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100122147826.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 11225
- Title:
- Tuhfetü'l-ahbab - تحفة الاحباب
- Scope & Content:
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This volume contains a treatise on chess written in the year 1087 AH (1676-77 CE) by Şeyh Mehmet el-Mevlevi for the entertainment of Arnavut Abdurrahman Abdi Paşa, Vali of Egypt, in his leisure time.
The text is divided into a mukaddime, four ebvap subdivided into fusul, and a hatime. In a medallion on f 1r containing the title, the author is called Şeyh Mehmet el-Mevlevi el-Vani.
The work appears to be unique and is likely an autograph, copied in 1091 AH (1680-81 CE) at the tekye of Cairo.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003905370", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 11225: Tuhfetü'l-ahbab - تحفة الاحباب" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003905370
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003905370
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 text, 89 ff
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Turkish, Ottoman
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1680
- End Date:
- 1681
- Date Range:
- 1091
- Calendar:
- Hijri qamari
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials : Paper
Foliation : European, 89 ff
Dimensions : 215 mm x 120 mm
Ruling : Gold- and red-ruled columns
Script : Nesih
Ink : Main text in black ink with red overlines and headers
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased by the British Museum from Dr. Oskar Rescher on 10 May 1930.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Chess--early works to 1800
- Places:
- Cairo, Egypt
Ottoman Empire, Africa/Asia/Europe