Formation and Dispersion of a Personal Library in the 18th Century: The Case of Mehmed Ismet Efendi’s Library

Name: Formation and Dispersion of a Personal Library in the 18th Century: The Case of Mehmed Ismet Efendi’s Library
Author: İsa Uğurlu

İsim	Formation and Dispersion of a Personal Library in the 18th Century: The Case of Mehmed Ismet Efendi’s Library
Yazar	İsa Uğurlu
Tür	Kitap
Dil	ara,eng
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Kütüphane:	Danimarka Kraliyet Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası	EISSN: 2717-6967, DOI: 10.26650/iuitd.2024.1493681
Kayıt Numarası	cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_bbdae2c350e04c12a6da699b2bff4c43
Lokasyon	DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
Notlar	This article presents the personal library of Mehmed Ismet Efendi (d. 1747), an understudied Ottoman intellectual from the eighteenth century. Mehmed Ismet Efendi was a proficient madrasa professor in Islamic sciences, a well-trained poet who was capable of composing Turkish, Arabic, and Persian poetry, an astronomer who engaged in issues related to astronomy and prepared annual calendars for statesmen, a Ṣūfī master who had authorization in at least five Ṣūfī orders, and one of the leading calligraphers of the period. The present article examines the strategies this polymath adopted during his library formation. It is argued that thanks to the wealth he possessed, he expanded the manuscript collection inherited from his father until his death. He paid special attention to collecting books related to the branches of science that interested him. As a calligrapher, he copied books and pamphlets to add them to his library and also attempted to embezzle others’ books. The last section of this paper focuses on the aftermath of the library. It reveals that after Mehmed Ismet’s death, his manuscript collection was quickly scattered, and his books were acquired either by his friends or by book collectors of the period.
Görüntüle	İslam tetkikleri dergisi, 2024-09, Vol.14 (2), p.529-552

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Formation and Dispersion of a Personal Library in the 18th Century: The Case of Mehmed Ismet Efendi’s Library

Yazar İsa Uğurlu

Tür Kitap

Dil ara,eng

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Kütüphane Danimarka Kraliyet Kütüphanesi

Demirbaş Numarası EISSN: 2717-6967, DOI: 10.26650/iuitd.2024.1493681

Kayıt Numarası cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_bbdae2c350e04c12a6da699b2bff4c43

Lokasyon DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals

Notlar This article presents the personal library of Mehmed Ismet Efendi (d. 1747), an understudied Ottoman intellectual from the eighteenth century. Mehmed Ismet Efendi was a proficient madrasa professor in Islamic sciences, a well-trained poet who was capable of composing Turkish, Arabic, and Persian poetry, an astronomer who engaged in issues related to astronomy and prepared annual calendars for statesmen, a Ṣūfī master who had authorization in at least five Ṣūfī orders, and one of the leading calligraphers of the period. The present article examines the strategies this polymath adopted during his library formation. It is argued that thanks to the wealth he possessed, he expanded the manuscript collection inherited from his father until his death. He paid special attention to collecting books related to the branches of science that interested him. As a calligrapher, he copied books and pamphlets to add them to his library and also attempted to embezzle others’ books. The last section of this paper focuses on the aftermath of the library. It reveals that after Mehmed Ismet’s death, his manuscript collection was quickly scattered, and his books were acquired either by his friends or by book collectors of the period.

Görüntüle İslam tetkikleri dergisi, 2024-09, Vol.14 (2), p.529-552