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Münşe'āt-ı Nābī
Creator
نابي, 1641 or 1642-1712.
Title
Münşe'āt-ı Nābī.
منشآت نابي
Created
Ottoman Empire, 1700-1799.
Physical Description
1 item (i + 177 leaves + ii) : paper ; 210 mm x 135 mm
Language
Turkish, Ottoman; Arabic; Persian
Notes
Title from text opening (f. 1a).
Romanization supplied by cataloger.
Layout: Single column of 17 lines. Catchword on each verso.
Script: Naskh.
Binding: Dark blue cloth over paper pasteboards, light pink pastedown.
Decoration: Illuminated headpiece and frames at text pages. Rubrication throughout, including frames.
Contemporary manuscript annotations in several hands, including words and poetic excerpts in Persian (f. 1a).
In Ottoman Turkish wıth some Arabic and Persian.
Provenance
Bookstamp (f. 1a): Bi haḳḳ-ı ṣırr-ı cemāl-i nur-i Muḥammed ola ġonca-i baġ-ı dil-i Muḥammed (بحق سر جمال نور محمد أوله غنجة باغ دل محمد). Unidentified shelfmark: 43. Purchased March 1965.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Summary
Illuminated manuscript, on paper, of Nābī, Münşe'āt-ı Nābī, a collection of letters exchanged between Nābī and the Ottoman Empire's bureaucrats, grand viziers, chief Islamic jurists, and many others. Manuscript ends with "Eṭfāl ile Hocā" (اطفال اله جواجه ), a didactic tale about a scholar and a wise boy (ff. 172b-177b).
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
June 05, 2023
References
Nabi, Münşe'āt-ı Nābī. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Nabi, Münşe'āt-ı Nābī. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Annotations - 18th century.
Annotations - 20th century.
Manuscripts, Turkish - 18th century.
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