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Two Works on Islamic Beliefs and Practices

Title	Two Works on Islamic Beliefs and Practices
Author	Semsi Pasa (Islamic, died 988 AH/AD 1580)
Publication Date:	10th century AH/AD 16th century (Ottoman)
Publication Place	Turkey (Place of Origin) -
Subject	Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts
Type	Document
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	Folio H: 10 1/4 x W: 6 1/8 in. (26 x 15.5 cm)
Library:	The Walters Art Museum
Record ID	W.665
Library Location	Not on view
Date	10th century AH/AD 16th century (Ottoman)
Notes	Walters manuscript W.665 is a codex comprising two works on Islamic beliefs and practices by the Ottoman writer Ahmet bin Muhammed Semsi Pasa (died 988 AH/AD 1580), entitled Tercümet ül-Vikaye (Translation of Vikaye) and I'tikadiyat (Beliefs), as inscribed in the titlepieces on fols. 2b and 29b, respectively. Both texts were copied in black Nasta'liq script in the 10th century AH/AD 16th. On fol. 2a is a note of approval by the famous Ottoman jurist Abu al-Su'ud (Ebussuud) Efendi (died 982 AH/AD 1574). The first composition, Tercümet ül-Vikaye, is a versification of the well-known Hanafi compendium of law, known as Wiqayat al-riwayah, by Mahmud ibn Sadr al-Shari'ah al-Mahbubi (active 7th century AH/AD 13th). The brown leather binding has a central oval medallion with pendants and cornerpieces with arabesques on a gold ground.
Sergi Ayrıntıları	The Cross and the Crescent: Books from the Ottoman Age. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
Sergi Yılı	2003
Bağış/Edinim	Acquired by Henry Walters

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Two Works on Islamic Beliefs and Practices

Author Semsi Pasa (Islamic, died 988 AH/AD 1580)

Publication Date 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Ottoman)

Publication Place Turkey (Place of Origin) -

Subject Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Type Document

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions Folio H: 10 1/4 x W: 6 1/8 in. (26 x 15.5 cm)

Library The Walters Art Museum

Record ID W.665

Library Location Not on view

Date 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Ottoman)

Notes Walters manuscript W.665 is a codex comprising two works on Islamic beliefs and practices by the Ottoman writer Ahmet bin Muhammed Semsi Pasa (died 988 AH/AD 1580), entitled Tercümet ül-Vikaye (Translation of Vikaye) and I'tikadiyat (Beliefs), as inscribed in the titlepieces on fols. 2b and 29b, respectively. Both texts were copied in black Nasta'liq script in the 10th century AH/AD 16th. On fol. 2a is a note of approval by the famous Ottoman jurist Abu al-Su'ud (Ebussuud) Efendi (died 982 AH/AD 1574). The first composition, Tercümet ül-Vikaye, is a versification of the well-known Hanafi compendium of law, known as Wiqayat al-riwayah, by Mahmud ibn Sadr al-Shari'ah al-Mahbubi (active 7th century AH/AD 13th). The brown leather binding has a central oval medallion with pendants and cornerpieces with arabesques on a gold ground.

Sergi Ayrıntıları The Cross and the Crescent: Books from the Ottoman Age. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.

Sergi Yılı 2003

Bağış/Edinim Acquired by Henry Walters