[Wellcome MS Turkish Ottoman 16].
| Title | [Wellcome MS Turkish Ottoman 16]. |
|---|---|
| Publication Date: | 1747 |
| Type | Book |
| Language | ota,tur |
| Digital | Yes |
| Manuscript | Yes |
| Physical Dimensions | 14 cm |
| Library: | Wellcome Collection museum and library |
| Record ID | kcvsn7gd |
| Date | 1747 |
| Notes | The work was dedicated to the Ottoman Sultan Mustafa b. Muhammed and sadrazam (Grand Vizier) Ali Pasha (fol.5b-6a). The work is actually a translation of a well known Persian treatise on medicine by Muhammad Mumin Husaini. A Dictionary of Greek, Arabic and Persian terms with the translation and commentary in Turkish. | European paper. Written area in gold and red frame 15.5 x 8 cm. 29 lines. Black ink with red headings. Catchwords. Coloured unvan (fol. 5b). Fol. 1a-4b – fihrist (table of contents). Ottoman binding of red leather with flap decorated with gilded shemse. Colophon: Fol. 421a. The copiyst calls himself Halil b. Husayn. Probably a holograph copy. Dated: Zul’hijja 1160 ? (December, 1747). | Naskh script. |