Osmanzade Ahmed Taib, 1660-1724عثمان زاده افندى2025-12-252025-12-251797-06-26Boogert, Nico, Catalogue 635: Islamic manuscripts, Leiden: Smitskamp, 2002, p.235https://openaccess.ircica.org/handle/123456789/78311v-175v; This is an abridgment of the Hümayunname by Abdülvasi Alisi (d. 1543); Title and the name of the author Osmanzade Efendi from fol.1v; This work written in 1117 (1705); Colophon dated 1 Muharrem 1212 (26 June 1797); It is stated on fol.4v, the book dedicated to Sultan Ahmed III (1673-1736).Fol.1r: An interesting note concerning the introduction of coffee and tobacco in İstanbul: ``Zuhur-ı kahve der Rum ve İstanbul sene 962 (1555); Zuhur-ı duhan be-dest-i İngiliz sene 1009 (1601)``.Layout: 11 lines per page, one column in a red border.Script: Riqa script, black ink with headers, overlinings and dots (durak) in red.Binding: Red leather binding; Decorated with gold shamsa and borders; Spine and flap renewed; Inner covers marbled paper.Stains and tears, not effecting the text.With watermark; Catchwords present.Incipit (1v): بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم - الحمد لله رب العالمين - الحمد الله رب العالمین والصلوة والسلام علی سیدنا محمد و علی اله وصحبه اجمعین - اما بعد - معلوم اوله كه قواعد ... ...Explicit (175v): ... بو اثر مختصر مجرد تنزه خاطر ایجون جمع و ترتیب اولنمیوب هر قصه‌دن بیر حصه اراده اولنمغین لوذمۀ دین و دنیا اولان نصایح و وصایا صورت داستان و افسانه‌ده بو مرتبه افاده اولندی و من الله التوفیق و الاعانهColophon (175v): م م م فی غر م سنه ۱۲۱۲175 leavesPolished laid paperIRCICAHindi short storiesHindi fictionHindi fablesTurkish literatureTurkish manuscripts-İstanbul-TurkeyManuscript