Author
Birgivî Mehmet Efendi, approximately 1523-1573, Barkawi Muhammad Efendi, Süleyman Edip el-Kayserî, active 1729, Suleiman Edip al-Kayseri,
Author Original
بركوى محمد افندى سليمان اديب القيصري،
Publication Date
1729
Publication Place
[Kayseri] ; [Erzurum] -
Subject
Islamic ethics -- Early works to 1800, Muslims -- Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800, Islam -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Arabic -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
209 leaves : paper ; 208 x 143 (133 x 59) mm
Library
University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID
1194742013
Record ID
990067819380106381
Library Location
UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date
1729
Notes
Ms. codex., Title from inscription on 'title page' (p.3)., Incipit: "Praise be to God who made us a moderate nation, the best of nations... After that, reason and transmission are consistent, and the Qur’an and Sunnah are identical... So I wanted to classify the way of Muhammad and I wanted to explain the Ahmadi biography so that every seeker’s work would be presented to it...”, Explicit: “And the purity of hearts should be upon you and peruse them until you know the truth of our article and we say, Praise be to God who has guided us to this and we would not have been guided if we had No, if God has guided us, our Lord, do not let our hearts deviate after You have guided us. Grant us mercy from You, for You are the Giver. O God, bless and grant peace upon Muhammad, the Master of Messengers, and upon his family and all his companions. Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds. May God Almighty Sayyid Suleiman Adeeb Al-Qaysari have a better condition on the sixth day than Rabi’ al-Akhir in the year one hundred and forty-two of the year 1142.”, Collation: i, 20 V (200), IV+1 (209); final leaf left blank ; almost exclusively quinions ; foliation in black ink, Hindu-Arabic numerals; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes inserts)., Layout: Written in 17 lines per page ; frame-ruled., Script: Nastaʻlīq (talik) ; fine Turkish hand in a medium to bold line; serifless with characteristic descent of words to baseline, occasionally more exaggerated, elongation and thickness of horizontal strokes., Decoration: Illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān) at opening on p.4, consisting of a rectangular piece with empty gold cartouche flanked by floral accents in white and pink on a gold field and surrounded by border in blue with white crosses, surmounted by a scalloped semi-circular piece (dome) filled with Swirling floral vegetable design reminiscent of arabesque in white, lavender, pink, orange, etc. on fields of blue and gold, set into a well of pink with white crosses and surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) in blue and pink; basmalah also flanked by floral accents; written area surrounded by gilt frame; keywords, section headings, and abbreviation symbols rubricated; textual dividers in the form of red inverted commas., Support: European laid paper with 13 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 24-25 mm. apart (horizontal), and grapes (raisin) under cartouche and crown watermark (see p.10, 15, etc.); dark cream in color, well-burnished, thin and translucent though sturdy., Binding: Pasteboards covered in quite dark brown leather; Type II binding (with flap, though now lost) ; doublures (board linings) in comb marbled paper (red, pink, blue, yellow, green, etc.) with hinges in shell marbled paper (blue and brown); upper and lower covers carry gold-stamped mandorla (filled with vegetable composition employing cloud bands and with both vertical and horizontal symmetry, compare Déroche class. NSd) along with gold-tooled border in a series of s-shaped stamps framed by gold fillets; sewn in dark blue thread, two stations; worked chevron endbands in red and likely another color difficult to discern due to damage, only headband remains; Overall in quite poor condition with flap lost, upper cover (along with front flyleaf and opening leaf) fully detached, lifting and losses of leather, abrasion, staining, etc. ; Repairs (now split) to spine in light brown leather; housed in box for protection., Former shelfmark: From inner front cover and spine label, "IL 241" (likely supplied by Yahuda, see acquisitions slip)., Accompanying materials: a. Acquisitions slip from Yahuda (paginated pp.1-2) -- b. Insert with glosses (paginated pp. 73-74)., Origin: As appears in colophon on p.419, copied by al-Sayyid Sulayman Adīb al-Qayṣarī (Süleyman Edip el-Kayserî / Kayserili Suleyman Edip) with transcription began in Kayseri and completed in Erzurum 6 Rabīʻ II 1142 [ca. 29 October 1729]. A statement on p.420 in name of Muḥammad al-Dahrī (Mehmet Dehrî) and attested by Ibrāhīm Aḥmad Saʻudī (İbrahim Ahmet Suudi) and Aḥmad Yaqīn [Baqiyah?] al-Shanṭūrī (Ahmet Yakin [Bakiye?] Şentûrî) may claim that half of the book [?" [The rest?] Al-Shantouri"., Possibly an effaced ownership statement on 'title page' (p.3) now covered by a slip of paper ; oval seal impression possibly dated 1263 [1846 or 7] (reads “He is the One who remains and I am His slave”) accompanies colophon on p.419 ; extensive marginal glosses; occasional corrections and notabilia (side heads); collation marks and statement on p.419 (“Interviewed.”), Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 516
Sample Text
Elegant, ell-glossed copy of the sermons and homilies of Birgivî (Birkawī, Birgilī) Mehmet Efendi.
Katkıda Bulunanlar
Süleyman Edip el-Kayserî, active 1729, scribe.
Son Dizinleme Tarihi
20251210
Biçim
Book, Manuscript, Available Online
Koleksiyonda
Yahuda Collection.
Referanslar
Brockelmann, C. GAL, II 441 no.15 ; SII 655
Elde Ediliş
Acquired in 1926 from the bookseller Isaac Benjamin S.E. Yahuda via purchase transacted on his behalf by Abraham Shalom Yahuda (1877-1951), his younger brother.
Konular (Diğer)
Headpieces (layout features)
