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Or 14393
- Record Id:
- 032-004053234
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004053234
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100134582504.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 14393
- Title:
- [Mecmua]
- Additional Titles:
-
مجموعه
- Scope & Content:
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This volume contains a mecmua (miscellany) with a diverse range of texts and fragments of information:
(1) f 1r-5r: Notes and diagrams, chiefly concerned with Arabic and Persian grammar
(2) f 6v-7r: Verses by various Ottoman poets
(3) f 8r-10r: Examples of formal letters and memoranda
(4) f 11v: A single beyit of verse
(5) f 12r-12v, 15v-20r: Verse by Nabi, Yunus Emre, Nadiri, and others; including some in Arabic on f 16v
(6) f 20v-30r: Selected verse of Beliğ
(7) f 30v-33v: A muamma (riddle) of Nesimi, and other miscellaneous verses
(8) Endpapers (front and back): Miscellaneous
The mecmua does not include a colophon, however it is probably from the middle to late twelfth century AH/eighteenth century CE.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-004053234", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 14393: [Mecmua]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004053234
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-004053234
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 8 texts, 31 ff
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Arabic
Persian
Turkish, Ottoman - Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1730
- End Date:
- 1800
- Date Range:
- Middle to late 12th century
- Calendar:
- Hijri qamari
- Era:
- AH
- Place of Origin:
- Turkey
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Material: European laid paper with elaborate crown watermark
Foliation: European, 31 folios, plus 2 blank
Dimensions: 181 x 122 mm; text area varies
Pricking and Ruling: Variable number of lines. No margins
Script: Rika script, same hand throughout.
Watermarks: Elaborate crown watermark
Binding: Original maroon and black morocco, with gilt stamped central medallions and blind-tooled borders, rebacked in BL
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Places:
- Ottoman Empire, Africa/Asia/Europe