Author
Karaçelebizade Abdülaziz, 1591-1658.
Publication Date
[1848]
Subject
Muḥammad,, Muḥammad, /
Prophet,, Muḥammad, / Prophet, /
-632, Muḥammad, / Prophet, / -632 /
Early works to 1800., Manuscripts, Turkish, Manuscripts, Turkish /
Michigan, Manuscripts, Turkish / Michigan /
Ann Arbor., Islam, Islam /
History, Islam / History /
Early works to 1800., Headpieces (layout features)
Type
Book
Language
ota,tur
Digital
No
Manuscript
Unknown
Pages Count
226
Physical Dimensions
226 leaves : paper ; 276 x 160 (187 x 77) mm
Library
HathiTrust Digital Library
Record ID
006818827
Library Location
University of Michigan
Notes
About: Elegant copy of the work on the Prophet attributed to Karaçelebizade Abdülaziz Efendi (d.1658). Table of contents at opening. | Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 376
Origin: As appears in colophon on p.460, copied from the sound copy in the possession of Şeyhülislam Ahmet Arif Hikmet Bey Efendi (Ahmet Arif Hikmet Bek Efendi, d.1859, son of İbrahim İsmet Bey Efendi) by the son of (Necl) Meşrepzade [Meşrebzade] Ali Raik (Najl Mashrabʻzādah Ali Raiq) with transcription completed 3 Afar 1264 [January
Accompanying materials: Piece of yellow-tinted European laid paper carrying a sample of calligraphy in naskh (nesih) executed by Mustafa known as Bektaş Ağazade (Mustafa al-Shahir Bektaş Ağazadeh) found between pp.272-2
Former shelfmark: "357 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on verso of front flyleaf (p.2).
Binding: Pasteboards covered in green leather ; Type II binding (with flap); pastedowns and flyleaves in gold-flecked pink 'marbled' paper ; upper and lower covers carry exquisite recessed stamped (with gold-painted recessed onlays) mandorla filled with vegetal composition (compare Déroche class. NSd) and pendants with tooled rosette and gold-painted accents, as well as tooled border in a series of s-shaped stamps ; design continues on flap; sewn in pink and yellow (from p.240) thread, two stations ; worked chevron endbands in pink and yellow, good condition ; overall in fair condition with some abrasion, lifting of leather, etc.
Support: European wove paper, light brown in colour, highly sized and burnished, quite crisp though sturdy.
Decoration: Elegant illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening of table of contents on p.4, consisting of rectangular piece with empty gold cartouche flanked by floral motifs in pink, red, yellow, green, etc. on fields of gold, surmounted by scalloped dome or w-shaped piece filled with swirling floral vegetal composition in green, light blue, pink, red, yellow, etc.; on a gold ground, itself surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) in blue with gold and red accents, the entire piece set in a well of dark pink blended with white ; another brilliant illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening of text on p.12, consisting of rectangular piece with empty gold cartouche flanked by floral motifs in pink, red and yellow on fields of lapis / cobalt and gold gold, pink, yellow, red, etc. on a lapis / cobalt ground with gold accents, itself surmounted by elaborate vertical stalks (tīgh) in blue with gold and red accents, entire piece set in a well of red blended with yellow ; written area surrounded by heavy gold frame defined by black fillets with outermost red rule, divisions within (table of contents, poetic passages, etc.) defined by narrow faint gold bands outlined by black fillets ; section headings, key words and passages, etc. rubricated or overlined in red ; simple illuminated tailpiece on p.460 consisting of vegetal designs flanking the close of the text.
Script: Nastaʻlīq (talik) ; small, compact Turkish hand ; serifless with effect of words descending to baseline, some elongation of horizontal strokes, mainly closed counters, pointing in strokes rather than distinct dots ; partially vocalized.
Layout: Written in 27 lines per page ; frame-ruled.
Collation: i, 22V(220), III(226), i ; almost exclusively quinions ; catchwords present ; foliation in black ink, Hindu-Arabic numerals ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes flyleaves).
Colophon: "Scribal," triangular, reads "This book was composed by Allah and by the permission of King al-Wahab from the Sahih al-Sharifah al-Majliya and the beautifully written copy of it استصحبها ملجاء الفحول والفضلاء ومرجع المخارير والعلماء Copy of the Sheikhs of Islam and the Chief of the Scholars of Information means to Esmat Bak Effendi Zadeh Sayyid Haj Ahmad Arif Hikmat Bak Effendi Adama Allah Almighty with the eternal glory and Baath publishing the book encouragement and encouragement from that gentleman and we are poor to only the Lord of the Creator [?] Tahrir on the third day of the Safar al-Khair of the Sunnah
Explicit: "Sa'b ibn Mu'adh's efforts and excellence to seek the attention of the dealer"
Incipit: "Pishkah Barkah Kabriya ... Wa Ta'zim Tahf Hamd Waspas Taqdim Awlnob ... Haqir Qara Chalbizadeh Abdul Aziz Faqir Awldrke Aker Chawal Farman Farmany Barkah Rasalt ... Al-Fawaih al-Nabuyeh In the Mustafa story, the name of the degree of pain is the degree of organization of the nodes.
Title from Opening Matter on p.
Ms. codex.
Former owners' marks on 'title page' (p.3) include ownership statement in name of one ʻĀlī (Âli / عالى) dated 1285 [1868 or 9] and oval / circular seal impression ; fairly clean copy.
