Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 293Origin: As appears in colophon for sixth book ("المجلدة السادسة") on p.345, copied by Tursūn Muḥammad ibn Musāfir Ṣarrāf under the patronage ("بسعي واهتمام") of Ḥāfiẓ Yūsuf al-Bukhārī. Date of transcription not specified though decoration, etc. suggests late 16th or early 17th century (compare Isl. Ms. 270).Accompanying materials: Scrap torn from a packet or advertisement with "بو مهره دقت اولنه" printed in black on one side and name only partially visible in gold [BAFRA ?]on reverse (between pp.166-167).Former shelfmark: "522 T. D. M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on verso of front flyleaf ; "١٠٩" in ink on spine label.Binding: Pasteboards faced in dark green cloth with red leather over spine and edges / turn-ins (cloth faced and leather edged framed binding) ; Western style binding ; pastedowns and flyleaves in shell marbled paper (mainly in dark green, red and yellow) ; false raised bands as ridges on spine ; hollow back ; now sewn in white thread, four stations ; stuck-on endbands in pale green and white ; text block has certainly been trimmed ; overall in fair condition with some abrasion, staining, lifting of leather, some spine slant (slightly cocked), etc.Support: non-European laid paper with 6 laid lines per cm. (vertical, somewhat indistinct) and no chain lines plainly visible ; transluscent and crisp though sturdy.Decoration: Splendid illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ ) at opening of fourth book / daftar on p.2 consisting of a large (wide) rectangular piece with gold cartouche filled with swirling arabesque in red and flanked by pendants in gold overlaid with floral vegetal accents in gold, yellow, red, white, etc. on a blue ground (approaching lapis lazuli) with border in white and turquoise bands outlining heavy gold interlace, surmounted by rectangular piece with row of swirling arabesque on fields of lapis lazuli and gold with black and red accents, itself surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) in blue ; another splendid illuminated headpiece at opening of fifth book / daftar on p.104, very similar to the opening headpiece but with scalloped triangular piece (or hasp or dome, head lost to trimming) set in the upper rectangular piece ; at opening of sixth book on p.218, still another splendid illuminated headpiece of similar composition to the previous two but with even more elaborate arabesque and floral motifs and incorporation of an additional band of lozenges and eight-pointed stars (mainly in black, red and gold on a dark green ground overlaid with floral vegetal motifs and outlined in white) between the lower rectangular piece and upper rectangular piece with inset triangular piece or hasp ; written area (and columns within) throughout surrounded by a frame consisting of narrow gold band defined by gold fillets with outermost blue rule ; section headings, prefaces (mainly) and marginal numerals (marking verses) rubricated.Script: Nastaʻlīq ; compact, elegant Transoxanian hand ; serifless, with effect of words descending to baseline, closed counters, and elongated horizontal strokes.Layout: Written in 21 lines per page with written area divided into four columns (excluding prefaces and headings) ; frame-ruled.Collation: i, 1+IV (9), 7 IV(65), IV+3 (76), IV-1 (83), IV-1 (90), 10 IV(170), I+1 (173), i ; almost exclusively quaternions (several anomalous) ; leaves now carrying pp.147-150 mistakenly bound between pp.146-151 though they should be between pp.166-167 (compare catchwords and line numbering) ; catchwords present though occasionally cut off ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization.Colophon: "Scribal," rectangular, mainly in Arabic, reads "تمت المجلدة السادسة من المثنوى المعنوى المولوى من كلام سلطان العلماء والمحققين ملك الابدال ... جلال الحق والدين محمد بن محمد بن الحسن البلخى ... بسعى واهتمام جناب فضايلمآب سعادت اكتساب حافظ يوسف البخارى على يد العبد الضعيف ترسون محمد بن مسافر صراف غفر الله لهم"Incipit: "الصغن الرابع [؟] الى احسن المرائع واجل المنافع تسر قلوب العارفين بمطالعته كسر والرياض بصوت الغمام ... اي ضياء الحق حسام الدين توى كه گذشت از بنورت مثنوى ..."Title supplied by cataloguer.Ms. codex.Elegant copy of the fourth through sixth books (daftar / mujallad) of Mawlānā Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī’s didactic poetical work in double verses. Final lines of the third book also appear on opening leaf (p.1).
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 669Origin: As appears in colophon on fol.320a, copy finished on Tuesday the last of Dhū al-Qaʻdah 921 [ca. 5 January 1516].Accompanying materials: Scrap of laid paper found between fol.196-197 (p.392-393) with excerpt from another work in hand similar to the hand in which some glosses are supplied.Former shelfmark: From spine label and inscription on interior of upper cover, "IL 239" (likely supplied by Yahuda).Binding: Heavy pasteboards covered in black cloth and black leather over spine (quater binding) ; Western style binding ; pastedowns and flyleaves of green wove paper ; spine ridges with gold-stamped fillets and accents, as well as title and author"طبقات الصوفية | الجامي" ; in fair condition, though leather is badly worn and rotting, and upper cover is detaching from spine leaving upper board exposed.Support: Mainly European paper with laid lines running vertically, spaced roughly 10 laid lines per cm., single chain lines running horizontally spaced roughly 32-38 mm. apart, and font with lid and cross / flower (or cardinal’s mitre / chapeau) watermark (see p.4, 88, 92, 100, etc.), heavily sized and burnished (burnishers marks visible) ; few inclusions ; a few leaves with laid lines running horizontally and chain lines running vertically ; at least one leaf of non-European paper (see p.96).Decoration: Illuminated frontispiece on fol.1a (p.1) evokes book cover decoration ; large gold-filled scalloped mandorla (likely intended to carry title or ex libris but empty) with pendants carrying floral design in black light blue-green and pink-lavender, all outlined in black fillet with white band ; corner pieces carry vegetal design in blue, white, red, pink-lavender, light blue-green, gold, and black outlines on a field of gold with lapis lazuli accents ; remaining area of panel is filled with swirling vegetal design in red, white, pink-lavender, light-blue, gold, and black outlines on a field of lapis lazuli, entire area outlined in white band with black fillet ; entire piece is framed in a series of gold bands (varying thicknesses) outlined by black fillets ; simple illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) on fol.1b (p.2) consists of triangular piece in gold filled with gold vegetal design ; elaborate frame consisting of two gold bands (of two different thicknesses) outlined by black fillets and an outermost blue fillet appears throughout; incipit and facing page (fol.1b-2a / p.2-3) decorated with gilt cloud-bands ; textual dividers in the form of three dots, etc. in red ; text rubricated with section headings, names for each biographical entry, textual dividers, some overlinings, etc. in red.Script: Nastaʻlīq (talik) ; elegant Ottoman hand in a medium to bold line ; characteristically serifless with gentle effect of words descending to the baseline, sweeping descenders, final or free-standing nūn with point nearly assimilating with return stroke of wide, tall bowl, point, hāʼ mudghamah looking like two inverted commas, one over the other, pointing (two and three dots) in distinct or conjoined dots.Layout: Written in 21 lines per page; frame-ruled (impression of ruling board evident).Collation: i, 12 VI (144), V (154), 13 VI (310), V+1 (321), i ; chiefly sexternions ; catchwords present ; final leaf blank but without missing text, likely once served as flyleaf, not accounted for in foliation ; foliation in black ink, Hindu-Arabic numerals continues through fol.320 ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals (supplied during cataloguing).Colophon: "Scribal," roughly triangular, essentially unpointed, reads: "والحمد لله على الاتمام والصلوه على خير الانام وآله البرره الكرام والسلام على من اتبع الهدى تم الكتاب بعون الملك الوهاب يوم الثلثاء في اخر شهر المبارك ذى القعده في تاريخ سنة ٩٢١"Explicit: كارشان جز نفى ذات و وصف فعل خويش نيست ای خدا چبود كه جامى را كنى در كارشان. رباعيه في تاريخ اتمامه ... و سيوم گشت تمامIncipit: الحمد لله الذي جعل مرائي قلوب اوليائه مجيالى وجهه الكريم والاح منا على صفايح وجوهم لوايح نوره القديمTitle from preface on fol.2b (p.4).Ms. codex.Fine copy of ʻAbd al-Raḥmān al-Jāmī's (817-898/1414-1492) prized collection of biographies of Ṣūfīs and saints accompanied by a comprehensive study of Sufism.
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 647Origin: As appears in colophon on p.460, copied in Istanbul by Aḥmad ibn Farhād (Ahmet bin Ferhat [ Ferhâd ]) with transcription completed mid-Jumādá II 983 [September 1575]. As appears in preceding authorial colophon, composition completed in Amasya end of Rabīʻ II 957 [March-April 1552].Accompanying materials: Acquisitions slip from Yahuda.Former shelfmark: From inner front cover and spine label, "IL 214" (likely supplied by Yahuda, see acquisitions slip).Binding: Pasteboards covered in black leather with spine in brown leather ; Type III binding (or possibly Type II with flap now lost) ; doublures in dark red leather, now partially covered by untinted laid paper ; upper and lower covers carry gold-stamped (with recessed onlays) mandorla (filled with vegetal composition, compare Déroche class. OAi 9) and pendants, along with tooled border ; sewn in black and cream thread, two stations, many threads broken or gone ; overall in quite poor condition with significant abrasion, lifting and losses of leather (onlays in particular) and board, delamination of boards, detaching at spine ; housed in box for protection.Support: European laid paper of at least two types ; one type with 10 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 26-27 mm. apart (horizontal), and watermarks including font with lid and cross [leaf] (or cardinal’s mitre / chapeau) (see p.30, 33, 130, 131, 458, 464, etc. and compare Chapeau nos. 3447, etc. in Briquet, Les Filigranes, Chapeau nos.2-8 in Velkov, Les Filigranes dans les documents Ottomans and nos. 31-32 in Nikolaev, Watermarks of the Ottoman Empire, vol. 1) and angel / figure in circle with star above (see p.460, 461, etc.), thin though sturdy, well-burnished to glossy ; another type with 11-12 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 27-29 mm. apart (horizontal), angel / figure watermark (see p.366, 367, etc.) and "H S" under trefoil countermark (see p.288 and compare Briquet 621 and 654, Udine 1573 and 1576), lighter in color, sturdier ; some staining and foxing.Decoration: Keywords, certain excerpts (ḥadīth, etc.) and abbreviation symbols (stroke above notable words, etc.) rubricated ; overlining in red ; textual dividers in the form of inverted commas in red.Script: Nastaʻlīq (talik) ; elegant Turkish hand ; serifless with mainly closed counters, effect of tilt to the right, only slight effect of words descending to baseline, exaggerated thickness of horizontal strokes.Layout: Written in 19 lines per page ; frame-ruled.Collation: V (10), V+1 (21), 21 V(231), III-1 (236) ; chiefly quinions ; initially lacks proper catchwords but last word of final line on the verso of each leaf is usually repeated at the beginning of the first line on the following recto ; from p.180, catchwords isolated in the lower margin of the verso present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (mistakenly skips two pages each between pp.31-32, 167-168, 311-312, 431-432).Colophon: "Authorial," rectangular, reads "تم شرح كلستان في اخر ربيع الاخر سنة سبع وخمسين وتسعمائة في بلدة اماسية حميت عن البلية" ; "Scribal," triangular, reads "وقد وقع الفراغ من كتابته اواسط جمادى الاخرى سنة ثلث وثمان وتسعمائة في بلدة اسلامبول كتبه الفقير احمد ابن فرهاد غفر الله له ولوالديه واحسن اليهما واليه تم بعون الله"Explicit:"من بعد ذلك الطلب غفرانا لصاحبه اعلم ايها الناظر في شرحي هذا ان الشارح الاول قد بذل جهده في شرحه وان اخطأ في مواضع كثيرة وقد نبهت على مواضع الخطأ واوردت الصواب وبالغت في رده باللطائف لان كلستان موضع الفرح غفر الله تع له ولي ولسائر المسلمين"Incipit: "الحمد لله الذي جعلني من علماء البيان والمعاني ... وبعد فان العبد المتوسل الى رحمة الملك القدير بعذر تقصيره في شكر نعمه سرورى الفقير كان منقطعا عن الناس ومعرضا عن الاستئناس ثم دعاه الى الخدمة بالامر السلطاني والقائد الوارد بالكتاب الحاقاني افضل آل عثمان صاحب العلم والعرفان السلطان ابن السلطان السلطان مصطفى بن السلطان سليمان ... ولما كان كتاب كلستان مشتملا على حكايات غريبة وغطات عجيبة ... بحيث يحتاج اكثر مواضعه الى الشرح والبيان ... شرحته شرحا كافيا ..."Title from inscription on 'title page' (p.1).Ms. codex.Fine copy of the Arabic commentary upon the Gulistān of Sa‘dī, composed by Muṣliḥ al-Dīn Muṣṭafá Surūrī (Sürûrî) for prince Mustafa (d.1553) son of Sultan Süleyman I (r.1520-66).
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 79Origin: [1] According to colophon on fol.199a, first part copied by Saʻīd ibn Ḥājjī ibn Sayyid ʻAlī Bik ibn Qaʻlī [?] Bik. Copying finished Muḥarram 854 [February-March 1450] ; [2] according to colophon on fol.343a, second part copied by Ḥājjī ʻAlī ibn Sayyid ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad. Copying finished Jumādá II 867 [February 1463].Accompanying materials: Slip with reading notes, quotes (inserted between fol.185 and 186).Former shelfmark: British Museum, London "No. 58. Majma al-bahrain, with commentary."Binding: Pasteboards faced in dark brown (to black) leather and now edged in brown leather (leather faced and edged framed binding) ; Type II binding (with flap) ; pastedowns and flyleaves in bright green surface-dyed, coated paper ; upper and lower covers carry large gold-stamped mandorla with pendants ; design continues on flap ; now sewn in golden yellow thread, two stations ; worked chevron endbands in golden yellow and red, good condition ; overall in fair condition with some abrasion, lifting and losses of leather, minor pest damage, etc. ; repairs (subtle fills and edging).Support: mainly non-European (likely Arab) laid paper of a few types ; opening part in a type with roughly 8 laid lines per cm. (horizontal, indistinct) and chain lines grouped (likely in threes) with 9-11 mm. between chains and 33-40 mm. between groups (see p.344, 350, etc.), cloudy furnish, quite sturdy, fairly thick, well-burnished ; second part in a type with 9-10 laid lines per cm. (horizontal, fairly distinct) and chain lines grouped in threes (see p.512) with 10-11 mm. between the chains and 47-50 mm. between groups, somewhat cloudy furnish, quite sturdy, well-burnished ; a few replacement gatherings on European laid paper with three crescent watermark (see fol.86, 88, 90, etc.).Decoration: Text rubricated, overlining and section headings in red ink; some overlining in green (see fol.317ab, etc.).Script: Naskh-nastaʻlīq (talik) ; several Turkish hands ; colophons in taʻlīq ; distinct hand for each part and several hands in first part, particularly distinct for quires of European laid paper added later (replacement leaves).Layout: Written in 23 lines per page ; impression of ruling board evident.Collation: i, I+1 (3), III+1 (10), IV (18), V (28), 7 IV (84), III+1 (91), 13 IV (195), II (199), 3 V (229), IV (237), II (241), 9 V (331), VI (343), ii ; first part chiefly quaternions, second part chiefly quinions ; divided into two parts, foliation in black ink with Hindu-Arabic numerals distinct for each part ; foliation of first part is corrected in red ink to account for two quires inserted later ; pagination in pencil with Hindu-Arabic numerals (top center of each page) is continuous ; continuous pagination in pencil with Western numerals added later; catchwords present.Colophon: [1] "Scribal," triangular, reads: "تم المآب [؟] لحسن التوفيق وقد وقع الفراغ لكتاب ... [؟] النسخة الشريفة ... [؟] على يد العبد الضعيف النحيف المحتاج [؟] الراجي الى رحمة ربه ... وكاتبه سعيد بن حاجي بن سيد علي بك بن قعل بك في قرى كلاجوك ... [؟] غفر الله لهم ولوالديهم ولجميع المسلمين والمسلمات وقد وقعه ... [؟] النسخة الشريفة ... [؟] شهر محرم في ... [؟] تم سنة اربعة وخمسين وثماني مائة" ; [2] "scribal," rectangular, reads: "تم المآب بعون الله الملك الوهاب للمؤمنين سبيل الصواب وقد وقع الفراغ من ... النسخة الشريفة ... امين يا رب العالمين على يد العبد الضعيف النخيف الراجي الى رحمة ربه اللطيف حاجي على ابن سيد على ابن محمد غفر الله لهم ولوالديهم ولجميع المسلمين والمسلمات والمؤمنين والمؤمنات في اوائل جمادى الاخير ليلة الجمعة [?] ... سنة سبعة وستين وثمانمائة."Explicit: "واجازها محمد حملا لكلامه الى الصرف الى مصالحة تصحيحا له تم"Incipit: "يا من لا يحوط كمال كماله نطاق وصف الصفحاء [كذا, اي الفصحاء] ... وبعد يقول الضعيف النحيف المديني [؟] عبد اللطيف بن عبد العزيز بن امين الدين ختم الله بالخير عمله ... الحمد لله ابتداء المصنف رحمه الله باول تصنيفه بالتحميد اقتداء بكتاب الله الحميد"Title from 'title page' on fol.4a.Ms. codex.Commentary on Majmaʻ al-Baḥrayn by Ibn al-Sāʻātī (d. 696/1296), a compendium on Ḥanafī law, based on the Mukhtaṣar of al-Qudūrī (d. 428/1037) and the Manẓūmah of al-Nasafī (d. 537/1142). Arranged as two volumes in one.
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 216Origin: As appears in colophon on p.434, copied for himself by Mīrzā Jān al-Shīrāzī, perhaps Ḥabīb Allāh Mīrzā Jān al-Shīrāzī al-Baghanawī [or al-Baghandī] (d.1586), with transcription completed in 985 [1577 or 1578].Former shelfmark: "328 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on verso of front flyleaf ; "10" inscribed in pencil on 'title page' (p.3).Binding: Pasteboards covered in dark red leather ; Type II binding (with flap) ; upper and lower doublures in brown leather with simple gold-tooled border and central floral motif ; upper and lower covers bear large blind-stamped and gold-painted scalloped mandorla (vegetal composition compare Déroche class. OAi 8 or 9) with pendants and corner pieces, all surrounded by gold-painted accents and accompanied by a tooled border in a series of s-shaped stamps ; design continues on envelope flap ; sewn in light pink thread, two stations ; worked endbands in light pink and cream, intact ; overall in fair condition with slight abrasion and staining, some lifting and splitting of leather at spine and foreedge flap, envelope flap detaching from foreedge flap, etc.Support: non-European (Persian) laid paper with 10 laid lines per cm. and sporadic chain lines ; well-burnished and quite sturdy though crisp ; front flyleaf in European laid paper ; some pest damage.Decoration: Illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān) at opening on p.4 consisting of rectangular piece surmounted by scalloped semi-circular piece (dome) ; rectangular piece carries gold-filled cartouche with pendants and flanking accent pieces on a background of lapis lazuli with swirling vegetal decoration in gold, white, yellow, lavender, red and blue ; scalloped semi-circular piece (dome) echos the composition of the rectangular piece with swirling vegetal design mainly in black, blue, and lavender on a field of gold with accents in yellow, red, and blue green, all surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) in blue ; written area of incipit and facing page surrounded by frame consisting of a series of narrow gold, blue-green, and red bands with outermost blue fillet (frame also forms the well of the headpiece) ; elsewhere written area surrounded by frame consisting of gold band and black fillets ; some keywords, some abbreviations, and occasional marginalia rubricated ; textual dividers in the form of red discs ; most keywords chyrsographed.Script: Naskh ; elegant Persianate hand ; virtually serifless ; effect of tilt to the left ; kāf mashqūqah preferred ; hamzat al-waṣl occasionally marked ; pointing in distinct dots, with two dots often oriented vertically (one above the other) rather than horizontally ; mainly closed counters ; curvilinear descenders, some sweeping ; rightward descenders tapered ; freely ligatured with final hāʼ often assimilated with preceding dāl or rāʼ ; final words/letters of line often superscript ; glosses in naskh-nastaʻlīq.Layout: Written in 27 lines per page ; frame-ruled.Collation: i, V-1 (9), 16 V(169), IV (177), 4 V(217), I+1-1 (219) ; chiefly quinions ; first two leaves of opening quire glued together ; final leaf left blank and the two leaves preceding that are glued together ; catchwords present ; foliation in black ink, Hindu-Arabic numerals ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes front flyleaf and skips two pages each between pp.93-94 and pp.181-182).Colophon: "Scribal," triangular, reads: "كتبه الفقير اليه تعالى الشهير بميرزا جان الشيرازي لنفسه غفر الله له ولوالديه في سنة ۹۸٥"Explicit: "وقد يجعل هو نفسه التكملة وفي هذا شبه تنزل عن حقيقة الجزئية الى كونه الجمال له والكمال والاستمداد في اللغة طلب المراد يقال استمددت الامير وتعديته الى مفعولين لتضمين معنى الطلب والسؤال والله تعالى المسؤل لتيسير الآمال والمشكور على ما افاض من النوال وله الحمد على كل حال تمت الكتاب بعون الله الملك الوهاب"Incipit: "خير خبر يوشح به صدر الكلام واحسن حديث يرشح لمقتضى المقام حمدا لله الذي خلق الانسان علمه البيان واتم له الاحسان فالهمه التبيان جعل فيه الفصاحة مفتاحا لفتح باب النجاح والدراية مصباحا للتهدي الى اسباب الفلاحTitle from inscription on 'title page' (p.3).Ms. codex.Fine copy of al-Taftāzānī's commentary on the third part of Miftāḥ al-ʻulūm of al-Sakkākī on ʻIlm al-maʻānī wa-al-bayān, apparently copied by Ḥabīb Allāh Mīrzā Jān al-Shīrāzī (d.1586).
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 381Origin: Lacks dated colophon ; paper, etc. suggest 18th century.Former shelfmark: "177 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on recto of front flyleaf.Binding: Pasteboards covered in black leather with dark red leather over spine and fore edge flap ; Type II binding ; pastedowns and flyleaves in silver-flecked orange paper, hinge and pastedown once covered with pink wove paper ; upper and lower covers block-stamped with gold-painted vegetal design and central mandorla of blue paper, red paper, and green silk covered by gilded leather filigree and surrounded by pendants and cornerpieces as well as tooled border and block-stamped, gilded rectangles above and below, band of red paper, blue paper, and green silk lozenges covered with gilded leather filigree, flanked by tooled borders in gold, and surrounded by tooled border in a series of s-shaped stamps in gold ; sewn in red thread, two stations ; worked chevron endbands in light green, dark blue, and pink thread ; overall in fair condition with some abrasion, pest damage, loss areas, and corner damage, large losses in upper pastedown.Support: European laid paper of at least two types ; first type with roughly 12 laid lines per cm. (horizontal) and chain lines (vertical) spaced roughly 22 mm. apart, burnished, thin and crisp with watermark of grapes surmounted by a cartouche inscribed with "I R" and a crown motif (see p.184, etc., compare 2384 in Heawood lf. 94, Raison no. 22, p.28, 385 in Velkov, Les Filigranes dans les documents Ottomans, appearing in a ms. transcribed in Istanbul, 1727) ; second type with roughly 13 laid lines per cm. (horizontal) and chain lines (vertical) spaced roughly 25 mm. apart, burnished, thin and crisp with watermark of grapes surmounted by a cartouche inscribed with "GAILLIARDON [?]" and a crown motif (see p.200, etc., compare Raisin no.30 A, pp.28-29, 52, 387 in Velkov, appearing in a ms. transcribed in Istanbul, 1749).Decoration: Superb illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening on p.2 consisting of a rectanglular piece with empty gold cartouche surrounded by vegetal designs in pink, red, white, and gold on a blue field surmounted by a w-shaped piece filled with vegetal designs in pink, red, white, and gold on a blue field with delicate vertical stalks (tīgh) in red and blue above, all set in a well of red bands with white crosses, a thick band of geometric interlace, and a thin blue band with white crosses ; additional illuminated headpieces on pages 451, 609, and 932 less elaborate than the initial headpiece and each with scalloped semi-circular piece surmounting similar rectangular piece ; text of written area surrounded by frame consisting of a thick gold band defined by black fillets, divisions within defined by thin gold bands outlined by black fillets ; keywords and headings mainly rubricated but also supplied in blue ink (p.154-159), in orange ink (p.438-450), and chrysographed (after p.1218) in certain sections ; textual dividers in the form of inverted commas mainly in dark red but supplied in blue ink p.154-159, in orange ink p.438-450, and chrysographed after p.1218).Script: Nastaʻlīq (talik) ; elegant hand in a medium line ; serifless, with effect of words descending to baseline, mainly closed counters, elongation and contrasting thickness of horizontal strokes, and pointing mainly in conjoined dots.Layout: Written in 25 lines per page, occasionally divided to two or three columns to set off poetry ; frame-ruled.Collation: ii, 63 V (630), IV+1 (639), i ; chiefly quinions ; oblique catchwords on the verso of each leaf ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during cataloguing.Explicit: "وبارك لنا فيهم و جعلنا في لاآخرة من مجاوريهم "Incipit: "ابتدى بسم ربى المتعال مالك الملك واهب الامال ..."Title from inscription on added 'title page' (front flyleaf).Ms. codex.Elegant copy of Tacüʻt-tevarih, the celebrated history of the Ottomans from their beginnings to the death of Selim I (r.1512-1520) carefully composed by the well-known Ottoman şeyhülislam, statesman and historian, Hoca Sadeddin Efendi (d.1599). Descriptive contributions from Nick Krabbenhoeft.
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 295Origin: As appears in colophon at close of fourth book (on margin of p.208) and in colophon at close of second book (p.510), copied by Ḥamd Allāh ibn Qavām al-Dīn Niẓām Bayāsānī [?] with transcription of fourth book completed 15 Jumādá II 896 [ca. 25 April 1491] and transcription of second book completed 7 Shaʻbān 896 [ca. 15 June 1491]. As appears in colophon on p.676, transcription of sixth book completed in 897 [1491 or 2]. As appears in final colophon on p.696, copying of third book completed in 896 [likely 1491].Former shelfmark: "444 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on verso of front flyleaf.Binding: Pasteboards covered in red-brown leather ; Type II binding (with flap) ; pastedowns and flyleaves in shell 'marbled' paper in red and blue ; lining of fore edge flap in block-printed textile (floral pattern in red and black) and same shell 'marbled' paper ; upper and lower covers carry scalloped mandorla (stamped gold onlays with symmetrical composition) and pendants, as well as gold-stamped guilloché border in a series of s-shaped stamps ; design continues on flap ; sewn in pink and then green thread, two stations ; worked chevron endbands in pink, yellow and dark blue, good condition ; overall in fairly good condition though likely not original and ill-fitting text block (flap too small) with some abrasion, minor pest damage, etc. ; housed in box for protection.Support: non-European (likely Persian) laid paper with roughly 8 laid lines per cm. (chiefly vertical, fairly indistinct) and no chain lines plainly visible, dense and sturdy though transluscent, dark cream to beige in color, well-burnished ; some moisture damage, staining and tide lines, pest damage ; repairs in non-European laid and wove paper.Decoration: Exquisite illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening of each mujallad, for the first three books being rectangular pieces gold or lapis cartouche carrying title in white surrounded by arabesques, interlace, and floral motifs on grounds of gold and lapis with black, red, light blue, white, and turquoise / pistachio accents (see pp.2, 226, 512) and for the final three books (appearing on the margins) more typically diamond shapes of similar composition (see pp.2, 210, 522) ; written area and ruled margins throughout surrounded by gold frame with divisions within defined by narrow gold bands (outlined in black) ; keywords and section headings rubricated.Script: Nastaʻlīq ; elegant hand in a medium line ; characteristically serifless with gentle effect of words descending to baseline, elongation and contrasting thickness of horizontal strokes, sweeping descenders, pointing (somewhat casual) in distinct dots ; opening Arabic preface (and opening of fourth mujallad) in naskh, an elegant spacious hand, serifless with some sweeping descenders, adhering closely to baseline, pointing in distinct dots, extensively vocalized.Layout: Written in 20 lines per page in central written area, divided to two columns with an additional 42 lines on the diagonal in the margins ; frame-ruled.Collation: iv, IV+1 (10), 41 IV (338), 2 III ( 350), iii ; almost exclusively quaternions ; middle of the quire marks in the form of oblique strokes in black in in the upper outer corner of the right-hand leaf and lower outer corner of the left-hand leaf ; catchwords present (though occasionally lost to trimming) ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during cataloguing.Colophon: [fourth book] "Scribal," triangular, reads "تمه المجلد الرابع من المثنوی فی یوم الاربعا خامس عشر شهر جمادی الاخر سنه سته تسعین وثمانمایه کتبه الفقیر حمد الله نظام بیاسانی [؟]" ; [second book] "Scribal," triangular, reads تمه المجلد الثانی من کتاب المثنوی المعنوی فی یوم الخامس سابع شعبان المعظم سنه سته تسعین وثمانمايه العبد الخالی [؟] حمد الله ابن قوام الدین نظام بیاسانی [؟]""Incipit: "هذا کتاب المثنوی وهو اصول اصول الدین فی کشف اسرار الاصل والیقین ..."Title from colophon of second book on p.510.Ms. codex.Elegant copy of Mawlānā Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī’s didactic poetical work in double verses with Arabic preface. Text of the first three books (mujallad / daftar) appears in the central written area with the text of the final three books provided concurrently on the diagonal in the margins. Contributions to the cataloguing from Elizabeth Kunze.
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 376Origin: As appears in colophon on p.460, copied from the sound copy in the possession of Şeyhülislam Ahmet Ârif Hikmet Bey Efendi ( احمد عارف حكمت بك افندى , d.1859, son of İbrahim İsmet Bey Efendi) by the son of (Necl) Meşrepzade [Meşrebzade] Ali Raik ( نجل مشرب زاده على رائق / Najl Mashrabʻzādah ʻAlī Rāʼiq) with transcription completed 3 Ṣafar 1264 [January 1848].Accompanying materials: Piece of yellow-tinted European laid paper carrying a sample of calligraphy in naskh (nesih) executed by Mustafa known as Bektaş Ağazade (مصطفى الشهير ببكتاش اغا زاده) found between pp.272-273.Former shelfmark: "357 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on verso of front flyleaf (p.2).Binding: Pasteboards covered in green leather ; Type II binding (with flap) ; pastedowns and flyleaves in gold-flecked pink 'marbled' paper ; upper and lower covers carry exquisite recessed stamped (with gold-painted recessed onlays) mandorla filled with vegetal composition (compare Déroche class. NSd) and pendants with tooled rosette and gold-painted accents, as well as tooled border in a series of s-shaped stamps ; design continues on flap ; sewn in pink and yellow (from p.240) thread, two stations ; worked chevron endbands in pink and yellow, good condition ; overall in fair condition with some abrasion, lifting of leather, etc.Support: European wove paper, light brown in color, highly sized and burnished, quite crisp though sturdy.Decoration: Elegant illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening of table of contents on p.4, consisting of rectangular piece with empty gold cartouche flanked by floral motifs in pink, red, yellow, green, etc. on fields of gold, surmounted by scalloped dome or w-shaped piece filled with swirling floral vegetal composition in green, light blue, pink, red, yellow, etc. on a gold ground, itself surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) in blue with gold and red accents, entire piece set in a well of dark pink blended with white ; another brilliant illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening of text on p.12, consisting of rectangular piece with empty gold cartouche flanked by floral motifs in pink, red and yellow on fields of lapis / cobalt and gold, surmounted by scalloped w-shaped piece filled with swirling floral vegetal composition in gold, pink, yellow, red, etc. on a lapis / cobalt ground with gold accents, itself surmounted by elaborate vertical stalks (tīgh) in blue with gold and red accents, entire piece set in a well of red blended with yellow ; written area surrounded by heavy gold frame defined by black fillets with outermost red rule, divisions within (table of contents, poetic passages, etc.) defined by narrow faint gold bands outlined by black fillets ; section headings, key words and passages, etc. rubricated or overlined in red ; simple illuminated tailpiece on p.460 consisting of vegetal designs flanking the close of the text.Script: Nastaʻlīq (talik) ; small, compact Turkish hand ; serifless with effect of words descending to baseline, some elongation of horizontal strokes, mainly closed counters, pointing in strokes rather than distinct dots ; partially vocalized.Layout: Written in 27 lines per page ; frame-ruled.Collation: i, 22 V(220), III (226), i ; almost exclusively quinions ; catchwords present ; foliation in black ink, Hindu-Arabic numerals ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes flyleaves).Colophon: "Scribal," triangular, reads "قد تم تسطير هذا الكتاب المستطاب بعون الله وتوفيق الملك الوهاب من النسخة الصحيحة الشريفة المجلية والنفيسة اللطيفة التى استصحبها ملجاء الفحول والفضلاء ومرجع المخارير والعلماء نسخة مشايخ الاسلام وعمدة العلماء الاعلام اعنى به عصمت بك افندى زاده السيد الحاج احمد عارف حكمت بك افندى ادامه الله تعالى بالعز الابدى وكان الباعث تحرير الكتاب ترغيب وتشويق من ذلك الجناب وانا الفقير الى الاء ربه الخالق نجل مشرب زاده على رائق وكان الفراغ من تهزيز براعة [؟] التحرير في اليوم الثالث من صفر الخير لسنه اربع وستين ومائتين والف من هجرة من برى من امام وخلف تم"Explicit: "اقدام وحصين صعب بن معاذ استحلاصنى [استخلاصنى] نصب العين اهتمام ايتديلر"Incipit: "پیشكاه باركاه كبريا ... و تعظيم تحفۀ حمد وسپاس تقديم اولنوب ... حقير قره چلبي زاده عبد العزيز فقير اولدركه اكر چه اول فرمان فرمانى باركاه رسالت ... الفوائح النبويه في السير المصطفويه نام درج الدرده درج وتنظيم اولنوب ..."Title from opening matter on p.14.Ms. codex.Elegant copy of the work on the Prophet attributed to Karaçelebizade Abdülaziz Efendi (d.1658). Table of contents at opening.
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 408Origin: As appears in colophon at close, copied by the author Ebu Bekir Nusret with transcription completed 9 Dhū al-Ḥijjah (Yawm ʻArafāt) 1178 [ca. 30 May 1765].Former shelfmark: "128 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on verso of front flyleaf.Binding: Pasteboards covered in dark red leather ; Type II binding (with flap) ; likely originally two-piece binding ; pastedowns and flyleaves in olive green-tinted, silver-flecked laid paper ; upper and lower covers carry gold-painted (over black inlays) mandorla, pendants, and cornerpieces all filled with vegetal compositions and set off with gold-tooled rosette accents, as well as border of similar gold-painted vegetal composition (on light brown recessed inlays) defined by tooled guilloché rolls and gold-painted fillets ; design continues on envelope flap ; edges of text block gold-painted with vegetal designs ; sewn in dark pink thread, two stations ; worked chevron endbands in dark pink and brown with gold filaments ; overall in fairly good condition with minor abrasion, etc. ; University Library conservation treatment (December 2012) with repairs in maroon Japanese paper to spine (rebacked) and fore edge flap (outer joints and interior) as well as inner hinges (original hinges removed and replaced with olive-green Japanese paper), etc., native repairs to spine and fore edge flap removed ; housed in custom box for protection.Support: European laid paper mainly a type with 11-12 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 23-25 mm. apart (horizontal), and watermarks of names (see pp.26, 50, 270, etc.) and horn in shield with crown above and figure "4" and initials below (see pp.22, 30, 38, 30, 274, etc.) ; minor foxing.Decoration: Illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening consisting of rectangular piece carrying the basmalah, surmounted by piece evoking row of scalloped domes filled with swirling floral vegetal decoration in gold, pink, white, lavender, light blue, yellow, orange, etc. on fields of gold and blue, itself surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) in blue with red accents and set in a well of pink with white accents ; written area of incipit and facing page surrounded by marginal decoration in a swirling vegetal pattern of gold with red accents, with text of written area set off by gold cloud-bands ; written area throughout surrounded by gold frame defined by black fillets with outermost red rule ; keywords and text being elucidated rubricated ; textual dividers in the form of gold discs ; occasional overlining in red ; illuminated tailpiece consisting of vegetal composition in gold surrounding colophon.Script: Naskh-nastaʻlīq (talik) ; somewhat quick and compact Turkish hand in a heavy line ; serifless and rounded with slight effect of words descending to baseline (occasionally more exaggerated), elongation of horizontal strokes, mainly closed counters, free assimilation of letters, pointing in strokes rather than distinct dots.Layout: Written in 19 lines per page ; frame-ruled.Collation: ii, 36 V(360), ii ; exclusively quinions ; catchwords present ; quire numbering in the form of whole words (i.e. "جزء رابع مقطوع") appearing in the upper outer corner of the recto of the opening leaf (partially cut off in many cases) for six quires near the center of the volume (see pp.201, 221, 241, 261, 281, 301) ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during cataloguing.Colophon: "Scribal," triangular, reads "تمت ترجمة التائية على يد مترجمه الفقير اليه سبحانه ابو بكر نصرت نصره الله فى الدارين وذلك يوم الاربعا وهو يوم العرفة من ذى الحجة الحرام سنة ثمانى وسبعين ومائة والف من هجرة من له العز والشرف تم"Explicit: "عفو ايليوب قبرين روضۀ جنان ايليه سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك اشهد ان لا اله الا انت استغفرك واتوب اليك"Incipit: "الحمد لله الذى سخر نظام عالم الالفاظ للطبائع الموزونة ... اما بعد معلوم اوله كه بو مبتلاى شبايك كثرت يعنى ابو بكر نصرت مقدما ديوان صايب مذاكره سيله بر مدت اشتغال ضمننده الف قافيه سندن وافر غزللر ترجمه ايدوب تسويددن اخراجنه وقتم مساعده ايتمديكندن شاكر دلTitle supplied by cataloguer.Ms. codex.Elegant, apparently autograph copy of the elucidation (or loose translation, ترجمه ) in Turkish by Ebu Bekir Nusret (d.1795), of al-Tāʼīyah, selected poems in tāʼ from the Dīvān of Ṣāʼib (d. between 1080/1669-70 and 1088/1677-8).
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 409Origin: According to colophon on p.276, copied by the Ottoman historian Mustafa Naima (مصطفى نعيما / Muṣṭafá Naʻīmā, d.1716) with transcription of opening sections completed in the final days of Rajab 1120 [October 1708] ; inscription on front flyleaf (p.1) also indicates that the mecmua is in the hand of Naima, "مجموعۀ نفيسه با خط مرحوم المبرور نعيمآى باهر الفضائل رحمه الله" as does the inscription on the head edge of the text block "مجموعۀ غريبه با خط نعيما افندى" ; date of 1123 [1711 or 12] appears on p.341 and date of 1121 [1709 or 10] appears on p.500.Former shelfmark: "76 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on verso of front flyleaf (p.2) ; "٢١٧" on tail edge of text block.Binding: Pasteboards covered in dark brown leather ; Type III binding (without flap), two-piece binding (seam of overlapping flanges visible at spine) ; doublures in brown leather with tooled and gold-filled central ornament following the outline of the stamped lozenge and pendants on each cover and filled with floral motifs, set off by gold-tooled accents and gold-painted borders ; upper and lower covers carry stamped (recessed onlays in red leather) and gold-painted central lozenge (filled with symmetrical vegetal composition) and pendants, as well as gold-tooled accents and border in a series of s-shaped stamps ; sewn in dark blue thread, two stations ; worked chevron endbands in blue and pink, tailband gone, headband damaged with some losses ; overall in fair condition with some abrasion, staining, lifting of leather, etc.Support: European and non-European laid paper (most gatherings composed of bifolia in both) in several types ; main European type with 12 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 26-29 mm. apart (horizontal) and watermark of crown above cartouche with initials (difficult to make out) and diamond-shaped medallion reminiscent of grapes below (see p.58, 246, 298, 436, 484, 498, 510, etc. and compare Raisin no.6 in Velkov, Les Filigranes dans les documents Ottomans, appearing in ms. copied in Istanbul 1710) ; other watermarks include mount of six coupeaux with "GB" [?] below (see p.502, 506, etc.) and crown above cartouche with "PSD" and grapes (raisin) below (see p.518 and compare Raisin nos. 7-8 in Velkov, Les Filigranes dans les documents Ottomans, appearing in mss. copied in Istanbul 1711) ; main non-European type with 7-8 laid lines per cm. (vertical, fairly indistinct) and no chain lines visible ; all quite well-sized and burnished, mainly cream or dark cream with some leaves tinted blue or yellow ; staining and tidelines.Decoration: Headings and keywords rubricated ; textual dividers in the form of red discs, hāʼ, etc. ; in some sections, written area and columns within surrounded by a gold frame outlined in black fillets.Script: Nastaʻlīq (talik) ; elegant Turkish / Ottoman hand in a medium line ; serifless with slight effect of inclination to the right, gentle descent of words to baseline, elongation of horizontal strokes, mainly closed counters, pointing mainly in conjoined dots.Layout: Varies, though mainly in as many as 27 lines per page, divided to two columns ; elsewhere in as many as 41 lines across the diagonal ; frame-ruled.Collation: i, V+1 (11), VI (23), II+1 (28), III+1 (35), IV (43), IV+1 (52), 6 V(112), III+1 (119), 6 V(179), IV (187), IV+1 (196), 4 V(236), V-1 (245), V (255), V-1 (254), V (264), i ; many quinions ; numerous lacuna, with many leaves left fully or partially blank between sections ; foliation in black ink, Hindu-Arabic numerals ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes flyleaves).Colophon: "Scribal," triangular, reads "قد وقع الفراغ من تسويده على يد عبد الفقير مصطفى نعيما عامله الله بلطفه العميم وذلك فى اواخر رجب الفرد سنه ١١٢٠"Title from rubricated inscription on opening leaf (p.3).Ms. codex.Elegant copy of a collection (mecmua / majmūʻah) of poetic extracts in Persian and Ottoman Turkish, apparently compiled and copied by the Ottoman historian Mustafa Naima (d.1716), opening with selections from the Dīvān of Mīrzā Muḥammad ʻAlī Ṣāʼib Tabrīzī (d. between 1080/1669-70 and 1088/1677-8). Later additions in at least two other hands.
Abstract: "Illustrated copy of a Persian version of Qazwīnī's Book of marvels (version (a) in Storey's descriptionAbstract: Persian Literature (1927-)Abstract: vol. IIAbstract: 1Abstract: p. 125). Table of contents in the preamble (fol. 3a-5b). This copy is illustrated with 180 miniatures (most of them small) and 11 diagrams. Several elements show that this copy is not of the highest quality (text crossed outAbstract: ʻunwān left blank or with title written in a rough mannerAbstract: etc.). In additionAbstract: some miniatures are defective (see illustration of the Sun emerging behind the constellation of the LionAbstract: fol. 16b)."Binding note: Upper and lower covers are now detached and stored in a separate sleeve. Brown leather, with central panel with a deep gilt stamped central oval with double pendants, all outlined in gold with radiating flecks. Similarly tooled corner-pieces. The border consists of deep sunk gilt stamped cartouches, rosaces and corners ; gilt painting between stamps. Doublure : Red leather stamped and tooled in gilt, with inscriptions in cartouches reading: "Ḥubb al-fīrmān(?)" and "qadā tū āmān(?)" on one cover, "Muqarrir al-khāqān(?)" and a damaged and illegible inscription, probably starting with "Muḥammad"on the other.Ms. codex.Title from fol. 3a.Physical description: 20 lines to the page ; written in nastaʻlīq, in black ink with use of red. Cream paper, glossy, with laid lines and fiber visible. Margins of most leaves repaired. The text is framed within a medium large gold line outlined in black, with a blue outline on the outer edge (faded on several leaves). The miniatures are framed in one medium large gold line outline in black ; some miniatures go over the text frame (see e.g. fol. 9b, 87b, 193a, 236b). One small miniature on the margin (the deer on fol. 237b). Occasional lines of poetry and annotations written by another hand on the margins (see fol. 197b, 227b-228a). Dampness damage (stains, ink transfer from one page to the next), with loss of text. Modern foliation in pencil (blank after fol. 116, 179, 229).Decoration: Illuminated title page executed in opaque watercolors, ink, and gilt (fol. 1a); margins of fol. 1b-2a decorated with flowers in gold. The same floral motif appears on the sides of the colophon (fol. 240a).Decoration: Contains 165 miniatures in opaque watercolors and ink, representing planets (fol. 14b-18b), constellations such as Cassiopea (fol. 21b), inhabitants of exotic and fabulous islands, such as the inhabitants of Sumatra (fol. 56b) and of Wāqwāq (fol. 56b), fabulous animals, and monsters (see fol. 9b, 69b, 189b), Archangels (fol. 32b-34a), and various plants (fol. 107b on) and animals (fol. 196b on). Most miniatures are executed on a blue or gold sky, with Chinese clouds, with mountain or rocks behind which animals or human figures appear ; streams and trees are other common motifs.Decoration: Contains diagrams in gold and red.Origin: The copy (or the text?) is dated Ṣafar 895 1489 or 865 1460 and signed ʻAbd Allāh son of ʻAlī Bey Damāvandī in the colophon (fol. 240a). According to Moghadam, illustrations and binding probably from 18th century India.Incipit: العظمة لك والبراه لجلالك اللهم يا قايم الذات ومفيض الخيرات واجب الوجود وواهب العقول ... اما بعد همى كويد اصغر العباد زكرياء بن محمد بن محمود الكمونى القزوينى تولاه الله بفضله كه چون بحكم الاهى مفرقت اهل ووطن اتفاق افتادExplicit: ابو ريحان كويد كه بنده التماس كردم تا انرا حاضر آوردند ومن آن را ديدم وتعجب كردم تمت الكتاب بعون ملك الوهاب بتاريخ شهر صفر ختم بالخير والظفر سنه 895 (او 865) خاك پاى اهل ايمان عبد الله ولد علىبيك دماوندى م م م
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 116Origin: Authorial colophons indicate dates of composition for each of the two works by Bihishtī. As appears in authorial colophon on p.111, compilation and composition of Bihishtī's Ḥāshiyah ʻalá Ḥāshiyat al-Khayālī completed 18th Rajab 949 [ca. 28 October 1542]. As appears in authorial colophon on p.176, compilation/composition of Bihishtī's Ḥāshiyah ʻalá Sharḥ Masʻūd al-Rūmī completed in 959 [1551 or 1552]. Lacks dated scribal colophon ; paper likely suggests late 16th century.Accompanying materials: Slips carrying notes (paginated pp.63-64 and pp.123-124).Former shelfmark: British Museum, London "No. 106. Supercommentary on Risalah fi adab il-bahth." ; "۳٧٥" on tail edge of textblock.Binding: Pasteboards now covered in bright orange coated and textured paper (embossed with scrolling vegetal designs), with brown leather over spine, fore-edge, and edges/turn-ins ; Type II binding (with flap) ; envelope flap and board linings in laid paper ; hinges in brown leather ; interior of envelope flap in faded marbled paper with blind stamped rosette in same brown leather ; sewn in cream thread, two stations, with occasional reinforcements sewn in pink thread ; only traces of endbands remain ; in poor condition with much lifting and tearing of paper, pest damage, staining, abrasion, delamination of boards, fore-edge flap ill-fitting, etc. ; repairs in cloth and textured tape.Support: European laid paper mainly of two types ; first and second works on a European laid paper with 11 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain line spaced roughly 31 mm. apart (horizontal), and anchor in circle (with leaf above) watermark, quite thick with some inclusions ; final work on a thinner European laid paper with 11 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 32-33 mm. apart (horizontal), and bull's head (with eyes and double line above) watermark ; flyleaves in other European laid papers.Decoration: Keywords, abbreviation symbols, and notabilia rubricated ; textual divders in the form of red discs.Script: Nastaʻlīq (talik) ; likely two hands, with first two works supplied in one hand, and final work supplied in another hand ; virtually serifless ; mainly closed counters ; slight effect of tilt to the right and of words descending to baseline ; some exaggeration in thickness of horizontal strokes.Layout: Written in 15 lines per page ; frame-ruled.Collation: ii, 2 V(20), IV+1 (29), 1 (30), 2 V(50), II (54), 2 V(74), V+1 (85), V (95), II (99), ii ; chiefly quinions ; final word of last line on verso repeated at opening of first line on following recto ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes flyleaves and inserts and mistakenly skips two pages between pp.147-148).Incipit: [Ḥāshiyah ʻalá Ḥāshiyat al-Khayālī] "الحمد لله المتكلم بالكلام وعلى رسوله الصلوة والسلام ... وبعد فيقول اضعف عباد الله القوي رمضان بن محسن الويزوي" ; [Ḥāshiyah ʻalá Sharḥ Masʻūd al-Rūmī] "الحمد لله حمد العاكفين ببابه والصلوة على محمد سيد احبابه ..." ; [Sharḥ Arbaʻīn ḥadīthan] "الحمد لله رب العالمين ... وبعد فقد روينا عن علي بن ابي طالب رضي [الله عنه] ان رسول الله ع م قال من حفظ على امتى اربعين حديثا من امر دينها بعثه الله تعالى يوم القيامة من زمرة الفقهاء والعلماء ... فامتثلت الاشارة العالية في جمع اربعين حديثا ... الحديث الاول السلام قبل الكلام ..."Title supplied by cataloguer from inscriptions on front flyleaf (p.1) and opening of each text.Ms. codex.4. p.177-p.201 : [Sharḥ Arbaʻīn ḥadīthan] / Kemalpaşazade.3. p.116-p.176 : Ḥāshiyah ʻalá Sharḥ Masʻūd al-Rūmī / Ramaḍān ibn ʻAbd al-Muḥsin Bihishtī.2. p.112-p.115 : [originally left blank].1. p.6-p.111 : Ḥāshiyah ʻalá Ḥāshiyat al-Khayālī / Ramaḍān ibn ʻAbd al-Muḥsin Bihishtī.Fine copy of two glosses by Ramaḍān ibn ʻAbd al-Muḥsin al-Wayzawī, al-shahīr bi-Bihishti (al-Wazīrī al-Bihishtī in GAL, d. 979/1571-2), the first a supergloss on the gloss of al-Khayālī upon al-Taftāzānī's commentary on al-ʻAqāʼid al-Nasafīyah and the second a gloss upon the commentary by Kamāl al-Dīn Masʻūd al-Shirwānī al-Rūmī (d. 905/1499) on al-Samarqandī's (13th c.) treatise on disputation, Risālah fī ādāb al-baḥth, followed by a treatise by Kemalpaşazade (Ibn Kamāl) on forty hadith.