Divan-i Baki - ديوان باقى

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 7085
  • Dates of Creation
    • 17th century
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 85 ff Materials : Paper, some of which is tinted pink. Foliation : European, 85 ff. Dimensions : 175 mm x 105 mm. Ruling : Gold-ruled margins with text written diagonally in two columns. Script : Nestalik.

Scope and Content

This volume contains gazeller by Baki (died 1008 AH/1600 CE), interspersed with some from other poets occupying the following folios:. Ahi and Necati (ff 14v-17v); Şeyhi, Ahmet Paşa, Süruri, İshak Çelebi, and Ömri (ff 22v-23r); Nizami, Hayal, Şemi, Zati, Cafer, Ahi, and Necati (ff 30v-33r); Şemsi, Zati, Hüsrev, and Revani (ff 39v-43v); Zati, Zuhuri, Necati, Vechi, İlmi, Ubeydi, Nehri, Muhibbi, Şinasi, Hayali, Misali, Emiri, Haveri, Ümidi, Nami, İzzeti, İshak, Cafer, Ahmet, Şemi, Gubari, Sa'i, Ubeydi, Yahya, Mesihi, Ömrevi, Hafız, İlahi, Işreti, Nazmi, Hayreti, Revani, Ahi, Yetimi, Selimi, Sihri, and Musa (ff 67v-167v). The text contains a single unvan as well as gold drawings of the Anka and floral designs on f 1r. A naturalistic painting of a rose can be found on f 1v. The manuscript was likely copied in the 17th century CE.

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Related Material

Other copies of the Divan can be found at Or 7071, Or 7084, Or 10953 text II, Add MS 7922, and Add MS 25423.