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Translation of the History of the New World, by Ahizade `Ali Celebi

Title	Translation of the History of the New World, by Ahizade `Ali Celebi
Publication Date:	1600-1700
Type	Document
Language	Persian
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	206 mm x 137 mm x 21 mm (height x width x depth)
Library:	Chester Beatty
Record ID	T 560
Library Location	Turkish collection
Date	1600-1700
Notes	Translation of the History of the New World (Tarjuma-ye ta'rikh-e yangi dunya), by Ahizade `Ali Celebi. Codex, ink, colours and gold on paper, 145 folios, Persian text in naskh script with headings in red nasta`liq, illuminated heading (sarlawh, fol. 1v), six paintings (fols. 36r, 40v, 41r, 143r, 147v, 148r), Translation of the History of the New World (Tarjuma-ye ta'rikh-e yangi dunya), Persian translation attributed to Ahizade `Ali Celebi, from original Turkish (chapter 3 only) History of the West Indies (Ta'rih-i Hind-i Garbi) or New Report (Hadis-i nev), by Mehmed ibn Hasan al-Su`udi (d. 1591), composed for Ottoman sultan Murad III in 1583, based on Historia general de las Indias by Francisco Lopez de Gomara (d. 1566) and other Spanish sources and Italian translations, unsigned, possibly Deccan, India, undated, c. 1600-1700. A further six folios with paintings are now detached (Chester Beatty T 560.18, .53, .58, .79, .129, .144).
Materyal	Paper (material), Pigment (material), Ink (material), Gold
Nesne Adı	Codex
Yazı Tipi	Naskh script

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Translation of the History of the New World, by Ahizade `Ali Celebi

Publication Date 1600-1700

Type Document

Language Persian

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 206 mm x 137 mm x 21 mm (height x width x depth)

Library Chester Beatty

Record ID T 560

Library Location Turkish collection

Date 1600-1700

Notes Translation of the History of the New World (Tarjuma-ye ta'rikh-e yangi dunya), by Ahizade `Ali Celebi. Codex, ink, colours and gold on paper, 145 folios, Persian text in naskh script with headings in red nasta`liq, illuminated heading (sarlawh, fol. 1v), six paintings (fols. 36r, 40v, 41r, 143r, 147v, 148r), Translation of the History of the New World (Tarjuma-ye ta'rikh-e yangi dunya), Persian translation attributed to Ahizade `Ali Celebi, from original Turkish (chapter 3 only) History of the West Indies (Ta'rih-i Hind-i Garbi) or New Report (Hadis-i nev), by Mehmed ibn Hasan al-Su`udi (d. 1591), composed for Ottoman sultan Murad III in 1583, based on Historia general de las Indias by Francisco Lopez de Gomara (d. 1566) and other Spanish sources and Italian translations, unsigned, possibly Deccan, India, undated, c. 1600-1700. A further six folios with paintings are now detached (Chester Beatty T 560.18, .53, .58, .79, .129, .144).

Materyal Paper (material), Pigment (material), Ink (material), Gold

Nesne Adı Codex

Yazı Tipi Naskh script