Author Original
Mehmed Paşa, Nişancı, active 16th century, creator
United States Naval Academy, former owner.
محمد باشا،, نشانجى،, active 16th century
Publication Place
No place, unknown, or undetermined -
Subject
World history--Early works to 1800
Islam--History
Turkey--History--1453-1683--Early works to 1800
Turkey--History--1288-1453--Early works to 1800
Type
Book
Language
Ottoman
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
1 v. (60 leaves) ; 21 cm.
Library
Harvard University | CURIOSity Collections
Record ID
990113894550203941
Library Location
Houghton Library, Harvard University
Notes
20.3 x 14.5 cm (16 x 8.5 cm).
Written in naskh in one column, 21 lines per page, in black with names of prophets and sultans appear as section headings in red. Comments in red and black in the margins. Majority of text red overlined. Catchwords.
Cream laid paper, boards covered with marbled paper. Dark red leather spine.
Seal of the Naval Lyceum on f. 60v.
In Ottoman Turkish.
Açıklama
Popular history that starts with stories of the prophets (ff. 5r-17v) the offers anecdotes from the life of Prophet Muḥammad (ff. 17v-20v) and the four rightly guided caliphs and narrates history of Islamic dynasties (ff. 20v-35v). History of Ottoman family starts with Ertuġrıl and ends with at Süleymān Qānūnī (ff. 35v-60v). Enumerates sultan's campaigns, charitable foundations they established, and noteworthy contemporary scholars and religious personalities.
Tür
Early works to 1800
Şöyle Atıf Yapınız
MS Turk 8. Houghton Library, Harvard University.
Dizi
Open Collections Program at Harvard University