Author
[Anonymous].
Publication Date
No date indicated; 18th century?
Publication Place
Quds - Palestine -
Not identified
Subject
رسائل، A collection of models for writing letters of friendship (muḥabbetnāme), intercession (shefā‘at), petition (‘arż), encouragement (teshvīq), ardent love (ishtiyāq) and other subjects, to be used by dignitaries (beylerbeyi, qāḍī-‘asker, qapıcı bashı, pashas of various ranks) for correspondence with each other or with ladies. No particular names, dates or occasions are mentioned.
Type
Book
Language
Ottoman
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
19.7cm × 12cm
Library
Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation
Library Asset ID
Tur 26
Record ID
90191
Library Location
Palestine (Quds) - Al-Khālidiyyah LIBRARY - Palestine (Jerusalem) - Khalidiya Library
Date
No date indicated; 18th century?
Notes
This title is mentioned on the outside and the inside of the front cover. Dull beige paper with laid lines. Nono rules; catchwords. ff. 1a, 2a, 41b, 42a—b are filled with figures and graffiti; f. 41b: five seals of Solomon. On ff. 2b, 3a, 5a identical stamps of a round seal, “Ismā‘īl” dated 1187 (1773); on f. 41b an oval stamp, maẓhar-i feyż [...] Selīm b. Ibrāhīm.
Sample Text
(f. 2b):
Cilt
Modern red and black marbled cardboard cover with cloth spine
Yazı hakkında notlar
Delicate siyaqat script
Durum
Frequent brown discolouring; trimmed; ff. 1-3, 41-42 are badly worn.
Mürekkep rengi
Black ink; title and chapter headings in red ink
Satır sayısı
17
