[Divan-i İzzeti] - [ديوان عزتى]

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 11165
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1222
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 22 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : European, 22 ff. Dimensions : 217 mm x 144 mm. Script : Nesih with cursive characteristics.

Scope and Content

This volume contains the collected poetry of Mehmet Efendi, Vişnezade (died 1092 AH/1681-82 CE). It begins with a na't, followed by kasideler and a murabba (ff 1v-4r), then gazeller (ff 4v-20r). The remaining sections of the work consist of rubaiyat (ff 20r-v) and matali (ff 20v-21v) and a short poem of Seyit İzzi added after the colophon. This manuscript was copied in 1222 AH (1807-08 CE).

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Purchased by the British Museum in 1929.

Related Material

For more information on İzzeti, see SO III, p. 455; and OM II, p. 480.