Author
Ca'fer Iyani
Publication Date
1614-15
Subject
Architecture
Type
Book
Language
Turkish
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
87
Physical Dimensions
41.5x15.5 cm — 25 — Talik kırması
Library
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanlığı Milli Saraylar Başkanlığı
Library Asset ID
339
Record ID
10826
Library Location
Library of New Manuscripts
Date
1614-15
Notes
Headlines in red. Cherryrot leather binding.
It is possible that the author of this treatise, written in verse and prose, is Cafer Iyani, the author of the works Gazevat-i Tiryaki Hasan Pasha, Zübdet en-nesayih, Tarih-i cedid-i Ungurus. This work is about Sultan Ahmed Mosque architect Mehmed Ağa: It is divided into fifteen chapters.
1st chapter, masters of architects;
2nd chapter, Mehmed Agha's skill;
3rd chapter, provinces visited by the Agha;
4th chapter, the grace and generosity of the Agha;
5th chapter, the ebniye built by Aga;
The 6th chapter is devoted to the building of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque;
7th chapter, about the difference between the architectural cubit and the market cubit;
8th chapter, About miles, farseng, fathoms and other measurements;
9th chapter, in Arabi and Persian languages, the words such as doner, evlek and rod etc. about;
10th chapter, Declaration of what is written in the foundation book, again with these measurements;
11th chapter, Arabi, Persian and Turkic names of things related to range;
12th chapter, in Arabi, Persian and Turkic languages, timber of the house and household goods;
13th chapter, names of carpentry tools in three languages;
14th chapter, the sentence is about the tools of the masters of art;
Chapter 15 is in the declaration of blessing.
Malzeme Türü
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