Author
Ahmet Vecdi Efendi (b. 1633.)
Publication Date
1686
Publication Place
Place of publication not identified -
Subject
Spirits (Islam)-Early works to 1800 Future life-Early works to 1800 Dreams-Relgious aspects-Islam-Early works to 1800 Manuscripts, Turkish-Michigan-Ann Arbor Manuscripts, Arabic-Michigan-Ann Arbor Esprits (Islam)-Ouvrages avant 1800 Vie future-Ouvrages avant 1800 Manuscrits turcs-Michigan-Ann Arbor Manuscrits arabes-Michigan-Ann Arbor Future life. Manuscripts, Arabic. Manuscripts, Turkish. Spirits (Islam) ; Michigan- Ann Arbor. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxGWFhh8FVyVXdtj94rMP ; Headpieces (layout features)-, Early works.
Type
Book
Language
ara,ota
Digital
No
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
1 online resource (86 leaves) : paper
Library
Red de Bibliotecas Universitarias - REBIUN
Record ID
b2FpOmNlbGVicmF0aW9uOmVzLmJhcmF0ei5yZW4vMzc3OTQ3NDg
Date
1686
Notes
Ms. codex Title supplied by cataloguer from opening matter on p.9 1. p.8-p.43 : Rahatü'l-eşbah fi beyanü'l-ervah / Ahmet Vecdi Efendi 2. p.44-p.45 : [blank] 3. p.46-p.54 : [Risale-yi Hakikat-i nevm ile hakikat-i rüya beyannda] 4. p.55-p.57 : [blank] 5. p.58-p.136 : Risale-yi Kutü'l-ervah 6. p.137 : [blank] 7. p.138-p.148 : [another treatise on eşbah] / İbrahim Çelebi [?] 8. p.149-151 : [blank] 9. p.152-p.157 : [selection of poetry] 10. p.158-p.159 : [blank] 11. p.160-p.165 : [masāil opening with "Masalah an al-nisā al-Ṭahārāt...etc."] 12. p.166-p.167 : Hādhā Sharḥ Aṣḥāb al-kahf 13. p.168 : [partially effaced patronage statement] 14. p.169-178 : [blank] Collation: iv, V(10), IV+1 (19), III (25), 4 V(65), II+3 (72), II (76), V (86) ; chiefly quinions ; final leaves and some pages between works left blank ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes added leaves serving as flyleaves at opening) Layout: Written in 21 lines per page ; frame-ruled Script: Nastalīq (talik) and naskh ; elegant Ottoman hands in a medium line ; opening works (through p.148) in a fine nastalīq/talik, serifless with effect of inclination to the right, slight effect of words descending to baseline, mainly curvilinear descenders, pointing mainly in strokes or conjoined dots ; final works in careful naskh, two clear Ottoman hands, opening hand (pp.152-157) mainly serifless, compact yet vertically elongated with dramatic inclination to the left, curvilinear descenders, open and closed counters, free assimilation of letters, pointing in strokes or distinct dots ; second hand (p.160 to close) partially but somewhat irregularly seriffed, spacious and neatly formed with slight tilt to the left, curvilinear descenders, many open counters, pointing in conjoined dots, partially vocalized Decoration: Superb illuminated headpiece (unwān / sarlawḥ) at opening of each main work (see pp.8, 46, 58, 138), each consisting of a variation on a rectangular panel with gold cartouche (in one case carrying title, see p.58) surmounted by a semi-circular piece or dome overlaid with delicate floral and cloud motifs on grounds in gold and shades of dark and light blue with decorative bands and surmounting vertical stalks (tīgh) ; headings, keywords, excerpts, and abbreviation symbols (mainly two-teeth stroke overlining some keywords) rubricated ; headings in selection of poetry chrysographed ; textual dividers in the form of red inverted commas and gold discs ; occasional overlining in red ; written area and divisions within surrounded by narrow gold frame defined by black fillets Support: non-European laid paper of a few types ; mainly with 9 laid lines per cm (horizontal or vertical, for most fairly distinct, some appearance of curving) and somewhat irregular chain lines (mainly single but with occasional groups of two) sometimes appearing about 25 mm. apart, cloudy formation, dark beige to light brown in color, fairly thin and transluscent, well-burnished ; another type with roughly 9 laid lines per cm (fairly distinct) and occasional chain lines visible, typically tinted pale blue, mint green, pink or yellow, well-burnished Binding: Pasteboards covered in brown leather ; Type II binding (with flap) ; doublures and lining of envelope flap in marbled paper (mainly in red and brown) ; upper and lower covers carry tooled and gold-painted central ornament in a diamond shape (filled with crosshatch pattern) with rosette accents and stroke pendants, as well as tooled and gold-painted border in a series of s-shaped stamps with flanking fillets and rosette accents ; sewn in pink thread, two stations, failing ; worked chevron endbands in blue and yellow, only headband remains ; overall in fair condition with minor abrasion, lifting and losses of leather (mainly at fore edge flap), spine slant (slightly cocked), etc. ; repair to spine (rebacked) in cream textile Former shelfmark: "514 [?] T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on verso of front flyleaf Origin: Lacks detailed colophon though partially effaced patronage statements appear with each work, and the statement following the final work (p.168) is dated 1098 [1686 or 7] Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 419 | digitized 2024. HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL | Use copy. Restrictions unspecified star. MiAaHDL
Sample Text
Elegant copy of a collection (majmūah / mecmua) of several brief treatises in Ottoman Turkish on spirits, sleep, dreams, the afterlife, etc. opening with a work by Ahmet Vecdi Efendi (d.1633), followed by a selection of poetry and excerpts in Arabic on assorted masāil, etc. Contributions to the cataloguing from Hossein Mottaghi
Ek fiziksel biçim bağlantısı
Original (OCoLC)1354989231
Doğrudan edinim kaynağı
Purchase ; Acquired by purchase (funds donated by Horace Rackham). ; 1924
