[Ottoman astrology manual]

This material is held atBritish Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 12921
  • Dates of Creation
    • Late 16th century-Early 17th century
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 12 ff Material : Paper. Foliation : European, 12 ff. Dimensions : 222 mm x 149 mm. Script : Nesih. Binding : Leather binding with a stamped medallion.

Scope and Content

This volume contains a popular manual of astrology that is defective at the beginning and the end. It contains 12 full-page illustrations of the signs of the Zodiac. Each sign is provided with a short descriptive text that mentions the prognostics to be derived from it. On the last folio is the date 'Year 957' (1550 CE). This could have been taken from the missing last folio and may thus be the correct date of transcription. In any event, the manuscript does not appear to have been copied and illustrated later than the first half of the 17th century CE.

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Acquisition Information

Purchased by the British Museum from J. Thornton and Son, Ltd., Oxford, in August 1964.