This volume contains an anthology of 9th and 10th century AH/15th and 16th century CE Ottoman Turkish verse. In the margins throughout are penciled annotations in English by the former owner of the manuscript, the Turcologist C.S. Mundy. His annotations identify the author of each poem and his notes on three poems have been appended to a blank folio at the end of the volume. The manuscript is incomplete and disordered. The correct sequence of folios should be as follows: 1-2, 11, 3-57, 77, 58-65, 78, 66-76. There are lacunae after ff 2, 57, 65, 74, 76, and possibly a few others where the catchword is lacking. The poets whose work is represented in this volume are Necati (1v-2v and, with a separate section heading, 43v-51v), Hayalî (11r-v, 3r-4r), Baki (4r-10v, 12r-14v), Figani (14v-20v), Fazli (20v-21v), unidentified (21v-22v), Ahmet Paşa (23r-43r, with separate headings for kasideler and gazeliyat), Nizami (52r-57v, 77r-v), Emri (58r-65v and 75r-v), Hayreti (67r-69r), Re'yi (69r-70r), 'Übeydi (70r-71v), Rahîmi (71v-72v), Ömri (72v-73v), Rahmi (73v-74v, 76r-v), Celili (78r), Gazali (78r), Sun'i (78r-v), 'İyani (78v, 66r), and Günahi (66r-v). There is crude gilt and pale green ornamentation, a late addition, on ff 1v-2r. Other contents include an inscription on f 1r in rika, describing the manuscript as Müntahab-i Divan-i Ahmed Paşa ve Hayali ve Necati ve Baki, as well as a multiplication sum written horizontally. Though undated, the present copy dates to around 11th century AH/17th century CE.
[Mecmua] - [مجموعه].
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- Reference
- GB 59 Or 16421
- Dates of Creation
- 17th century
- Language of Material
- Turkish
- Physical Description
- 1 text 78 ff Material: Off-white paper, rather thin and brittle; numerous patch repairs of poor quality. Foliation: European, 78 ff, plus 4 blank. Dimensions: 192 x 120 mm; text area variable, around 120 x 75 mm. Pricking and Ruling: 19 lines; text frames and columns in gold and black. Script: Nesta'lik. Binding: Medium brown leather boards, semi-limp, with simple blind ruled lines.