Yazar Orijinal
Mehmed Sadık, Müneccimbaşı-zâde, -1812, creator
محمد صادق، منجم باشي زاده،, -1812
Basım Yeri
Turkey -
Konu
Astrology, Turkish--Early works to 1800
Astrology, Turkish
Tür
Kitap
Dil
Osmanlıca
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Evet
Fiziksel Boyutlar
1 volume (206 leaves) ; 21 cm
Kütüphane
Harvard Üniversitesi | CURIOSity Koleksiyonları
Kayıt Numarası
990114537710203941
Lokasyon
Houghton Library, Harvard University
Notlar
Title supplied by cataloger.
25 x 18-20 cm.
Written in naskh script, 23 lines per page, in black with rubrics and Qurʼanic verses in red or red overlined. Text framed within a thin red line. Section listing monthly predictions divided into four boxes with red lines, text often spills over beyond the boxes. Catchwords.
Light-cream thin paper. Some pages have European watermarks. Several folios stuck together, water stains. Some pages have worm-eaten spots. Large section on upper right mice-eaten. Binding in poor condition, cover almost separated from volume. Boards have some leftover parts of their blue cover paper. Spine covered in leather with 19th-century ornamentation. Green-red marbled paper as endpaper. Holograph copy.
In Ottoman Turkish.
Açıklama
Book of yearly predictions about the sultan, his family, ministers, grand mufti, etc. Records for years 1199-1227 AH [1785-1812 AD]. Year run from nevrūz to nevrūz (beginning of spring). Predictions concern political affairs and state of health of various individuals. Predictions about weather conditions and the eclipses also included. Separate section at end of each year's entry breaks down predictions into months. Manuscript apparently the author's working copy and probably the sole copy.
Tür
text
Early works.
Early works to 1800
Şöyle Atıf Yapınız
MS Turk 46. Houghton Library, Harvard University.
Dizi
Open Collections Program at Harvard University
