Ruzname-yi hazret-i Şeyh Vefa
- Holding institution:
- University of Michigan
- Data provider:
- University of Michigan
- Title:
- Ruzname-yi hazret-i Şeyh Vefa
روزنامۀ حضرت شيخ وفاء - Alternative title:
- Ruzname-i-Hazret-i-Sheykh Vefa
- Creator:
- Vefa, Şeyh
.شيخ وفاء - Contributor:
- Nuttall, Frank E., former owner
- Date:
- [16--?].
- Description:
- Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 871Origin: Lacks dated colophon though discussion of diagrams on p.3 address the years 1064-1066 [1653-6] ; paper, etc. suggests 17th century ; dated birth notice on p.15 provides rough terminus ante quem of 1712.Former shelfmark: Mich. Isl. Ms. temp. no. 20Binding: Boards covered in mauve cloth with red-brown leather over spine and board corners (half binding) ; Western style binding ; pastedowns and flyleaves in untinted laid paper ; spine carries raised bands and is gold-stamped "RUZNAME-I-HAZRET-I-SHEYKH VEFA" ; sewn in white thread, eight stations, rather tightly bound ; stuck-on endbands in yellow ; head edge gilt ; overall in fairly good condition.Support: European laid paper with 7 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 26-27 mm. apart (horizontal), and countermark "V G" under trefoil visible (see p.6, etc.) ; pastedowns/flyleaves and added leaves in a much later laid paper.Decoration: Simple 'headpieces' carry headings for most of the tables, consisting of rectangular pieces with cartouches set in fields of green, blue or red ; written area surrounded by triple rule-border in red and black ; keywords, headings and some numerals and symbols (in tables and diagrams) rubricated ; consisting mainly of tables and diagrams.Script: Naskh ; compact Turkish hand ; mainly serifless with slight effect of tilt to the left, many closed counters, curvilinear descenders, pointing (for two and three dots) mainly in strokes rather than distinct dots, freely ligatured.Layout: Varies though each page after opening with circular diagrams (see p.2) typically with 5 lines of text above table and a varying numer of lines adjacent to table ; frame-ruled.Collation: ix, IV (8), ix ; nine blank added leaves (including flyleaves) inserted before and after leaves carrying the text ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, center of lower margin on the recto of each leaf only ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (does not include added leaves).Explicit: "احتراز لازمدر رياضتدن وسوار اولمقدن الله اعلم"Incipit: "اكر يكشنبه حرفندن غفلت اولنور ..."Title from rubricated heading at opening on p.2.Ms. codex.Fine copy of the calendar or almanac of Şeyh Vefa (Muslihittin Mustafa, d.1490) comprised mainly of tables for calendar conversion, etc. with instructions in Turkish.
- Language:
- Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928)
- Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Manuscripts, Turkish
Perpetual calendars Early works to 1800.
Islamic calendar Early works to 1800. - Extent:
- 8 leaves : paper ; 207 x 141 (157 x 113) mm. bound to 212 x 148 mm.
- Rights:
- Public Domain
- Format:
- Book
Manuscript/Archive
Online
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