Lughat-i Nimat Allah

Abstract

Description

1v-276v; Title and the name of the author from fol.1v; The book written in 947 (1541); Undated, but probably copied in the 17th century.
A few marginal notes; A few added notes; Includes Persian poems (fol.Ir-v, 277v), Hadith text (fol.Ir).
Layout: Written in 17 lines per page, one column in a red border.
Script: Naskh script, black ink with headers and overlinings in red, partially vocalized.
Decoration: Fine polychrome illuminated unwan with gold; Gold dots (durak), gold and black borders (fol.1v-2r).
Binding: Brown leather binding; Decorated with gold shamsa design and borders; Restorated in 2011.
Repairs, stains and wormholes, but an excellent copy.
Catchwords present.
Incipit (1v): حمد بي قياس و شكر با ﺳﭙﺎﺱ آن مالك بى همتا يه اكه ملکش بي انباز است ...
Explicit (276v): ... يو هر مثله يوهه مثله يوبويمل قوشى يويه ارزمند يهه مثله يهيلر مثله
Colophon (276v): تم

Keywords

Persian-Turkish dictionaries, Persian manuscripts-İstanbul-Turkey, Turkish manuscripts-İstanbul-Turkey

Citation

Boogert, Nico, Catalogue 635: Islamic manuscripts, Leiden: Smitskamp, 2002, p.185

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