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Or 13715

Record Id:

032-003949979

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003949979

MDARK:

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LARK:

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Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Or 13715

Title:

[Preface to the Divan-i Lami'i]

Scope & Content:

This volume contains Lami'i Çelebi's preface to his own Divan.Lami'i Çelebi was also known as Osman İbn-i Ali (died 938 AH/1531-32 CE) and was born in Bursa. This text is also found in Or 10882, an autograph of the Divan, on ff 2v-31r.

The author expounds his views on the art of poetry, writing in ornate rhymed prose liberally interspersed with quotations from Hafız, Cami, and other poets, Ottoman Turkish verses of his own, Qur'anic verses, and other items.

Although the present volume follows the text of Or 10882, it is interesting that after the phrase (f 30r) 'Eğerçe kim bu safine-yi letaif / ve mecmua-yi maarif,' the words 'yok yok / bu sahayıf-ı zaharif', which should follows, have been omitted here.

On f 30r, we learn that although Lami'i finished the work, and perhaps the final revision of his Divan, in 936 AH (1529-30 CE), because of the slowness of the scribes of his day, he was not able to check and pronounce it complete until the next year.

Some verses have been added to the margins of the text .

There are two diagrams of astrolabes on the endpapers.

This manuscript contains no colophon, but it was likely copied in the latter half of the 17th century CE.

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

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032-003949979

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Hierarchy:

032-003949979

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 text, 32 ff

Digitised Content:

Languages:

Turkish, Ottoman

Scripts:

Arabic

Start Date:

1660

End Date:

1699

Date Range:

Late 17th century

Calendar:

Gregorian

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Material : Paper

Foliation : European, 32 ff

Dimensions : 198 mm x 139 mm

Ruling : Gold-ruled margins; 17 lines

Script : Nesih

Binding : Bound in morocco-edged marbled boards with flap

Source of Acquisition:

Purchased by the British Library from Maggs Bros. Ltd. in June 1976.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Places:

Ottoman Empire, Africa/Asia/Europe

Related Material:

Other copies of the Divan can be found at Or 7148 (no preface) and Or 10882.

For more information on the poet, see Kut, Günay, 'Lâmi'î Çelebi: Daha çok Molla Câmî'den yaptığı çevirilerle tanınan divan şairi ve Nakşibendî şeyhi,' Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslâm Ansiklopedisi. Last accessed: 31 August 2021. https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/lamii-celebi

Related Archive Descriptions:

Or 10882
Or 7148