Usul-i hikem fi nizam el-alem

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1v-33v; Title from fol.Ir; Name of the author Kafi el-Akhisari from fol. 2v; It is stated on fol.Ir, 1v-2r, 33r that, This work written in Zilhicce 1004 (August 1596) and the author translated and his work into Turkish after the campaign of Mehmed III (to whom the work dedicated) against Qala-i Egri, in Receb 1005 (March 1597), in Akhisar Kalesi; Undated.
Layout: Written in 25 lines per page, one column in red border.
Script: Calligraphic nastaliq script, black ink with headers, dots (durak) and overlinings in red.
Decoration: Illuminated unwan with gold; gold and black borders (fol.1v-2r).
Binding: Marbled paper covers and flap with red leather spine and linings.
An elegant copy.
With watermark; Catchwords present.
Incipit (1v): ... بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم - حمد ... اما بعد - شول زمان که پادشاه ظل الله
Explicit (33v): ... ایجنده واقع اولان سهو وخطایی زیل عفولرى ایله مستور وکرم لطفلرى ایله معذوره لر
Colophon (33v): م

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Political science, Islam and politics, Turkish manuscripts-İstanbul-Turkey

Citation

Boogert, Nico, Catalogue 635: Islamic manuscripts, Leiden: Smitskamp, 2002, p.151

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