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Or 16391
- Record Id:
- 032-004251126
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004251126
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100144202731.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 16391
- Title:
- Two works by Nergisi Mehmed Efendi
- Additional Titles:
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[Nihalistan] – [نهالسـتان]
İksir-i devlet - اكسير دولت
- Scope & Content:
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This volume contains the following two works by the renowned Ottoman writer and poet, Nergisi Mehmed Efendi (died 1044 AH/1635 CE):
5v-102r: [Nihalistan]
109v-186r: İksir-i devlet
For more information on the works, both of which form part of his Hamse, see the individual records for Or 16391 (1) and Or 16391 (2).
The manuscript also features a selection of verse in Arabic or Ottoman Turkish on 1v-2r and 3v-5r, in praise of brevity and expressing various ethical principles, headed Tamthīl fī qubḥ kathrat al-kalām. There are notes, apparently reflecting the content of some sections of the Nihalistan, on 3r. There are further verses on 103v-104v, including kıtalar, a gazal by Emri, a Persian beyit by Ṣā’ib, and a gazal by Bihişti. The same gazel of Bihişti is also on 105v-106r. There are Arabic verses written upside-down on f 107r and headed Fā’ida yu‘raf bihā iṣṭilāḥ al-qāmūs.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-004251126", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 16391: Two works by Nergisi Mehmed Efendi" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "033-004251128", "parent" : "032-004251126", "text" : "Or 16391 (1): [Nihalistan] – [نهالسـتان]" },{ "id" : "033-004251129", "parent" : "032-004251126", "text" : "Or 16391 (2): İksir-i devlet - اكسير دولت" }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004251126
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Or 16391 (1) : [Nihalistan] – [نهالسـتان]
Or 16391 (2) : İksir-i devlet - اكسير دولت
Click here to View / search full list of parts of Or 16391 - Hierarchy:
- 032-004251126
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Or 16391
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 2 texts, 186 ff
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Arabic
Persian
Turkish, Ottoman - Scripts:
- Arabic (nastaliq Variant)
- Start Date:
- 1660
- End Date:
- 1800
- Date Range:
- Late 17th century-Early 19th century
- Calendar:
- Gregorian
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Turkey or Bosnia
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Material: European off-white laid paper
Foliation: European, 186 ff
Binding: Dark brown morocco covers, with gilt impressed central medallions, surrounding and margin ornament being blind; spine lost
- Custodial History:
- This volume was formerly MS. 26 in the collection of Mr. C.S. Mundy. An inscription on the front endpaper reads: ‘The Nahālistan of / Narkiz Zadah. Written in 1064 (A.H.),’ while an owner’s inscription (upside-down) on the back endpaper reads: ‘Nahalistan of Narkis-zada / 1064 / Turkish.’ There is an ownership inscription on 5r.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Nergisi Mehmed Efendi, d. 1044/1635
- Subjects:
- Ottoman Poetry
Ottoman literature - Places:
- Bosnia, Europe
Ottoman Empire, Africa/Asia/Europe