Publication Date
1775 and 1799]
Subject
Turkish letters—Early works to 1800[Browse]Persian letters—Early works to 1800[Browse]Manuscripts, Turkish—New Jersey—Princeton[Browse]Manuscripts, Persian—New Jersey—Princeton[Browse]
Type
kitap
Language
fas,ota,tur
Digital
No
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
43
Physical Dimensions
43 leaves : paper ; 486 x 68 mm. bound to 490 x 70 mm.
Library
Princeton University Library
Library Asset ID
818762962
Record ID
9972228753506421
Date
1775 and 1799]
Notes
Ms. codex.Physical description: Varying lines per page; written in ruqʻah and taʻliq in black on glazed, laid European paper. Text sometimes written on a diagonal. Some staining; extensive paper repairs around margins. Fol. 13 partially eaten away by water damage, resulting in some loss of text.Origin: Letters bear the dates 1151-1192 H [1738-1778]; these are likely the original dates of the documents. Ms. is likely from the last quarter of the 18th century. - Half leather with paper covers. - Collection of letter models in Turkish and Persian, with several pages of poetical quotations to be used in letters. The name Abdî Paşa is given as an addressee on at least one letter.
Dil Notu
Ottoman Turkish and Persian.
Edinme Kaynağı
Purchase; Bouwman Oriental Books, 2012/11/15 (2013-39)