Madjmua al-rasail

Abstract

Description

Title supplied by cataloguer; Colophon on fol.71r, dated 1115/1703.
1v-52r: Risale-i Birgüli Mehemmed Efendi; Vasiyyet; Titles from fol.1v; Name of the author Muhammed b. Pir Ali from fol.1v. 54v-65v: Risale-i Rumi Efendi; Title and the name of the author Rumi Efendi from fol.54v. 65v-71r: Risale-i Kadızade; Title and the name of the author Kadızade from fol.65v.
Layout: Written in 13 lines per page, one column in gold and black borders.
Script: Calligraphic naskh script, fully vocalized, black ink with headers in gold and blue, overlinings in gold.
Decoration: Simple illuminated unwan (fol.1v) with gold and color; Gold and black borders; Dots (durak) with gold and color.
Binding: Red leather binding, decorated with simple gold borders, marbled endpapers; Wormholes.
Stains and repairs with loss of a few words but an elegant copy.
With watermark; Catchwords present.
Incipit (1v): بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمدلله الذى ... اما بعد فهذه وصية الفقير الحقير المعترف بالعجز والتقصير محمد بن پیر علی ...
Explicit (71r): ... علممز مطلوب بلدك بلكه بز جاهللرى سويلتمزن سلطان بزمدر خق سوز ه
Colophon (71r): تمت هذه الرساله شریفه - سنة مائه خمسة عشر بعد ألف

Keywords

Islamic catechisms, Islamic law, Aqaid and kalam, Turkish manuscripts-İstanbul-Turkey

Citation

Boogert, Nico, Catalogue 635: Islamic manuscripts, Leiden: Smitskamp, 2002, pp.83, 85

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