Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 679Origin: As appears in colophon on fol.281b, copied by Nāʻil Ṣuḥufī [?]. Date transcription finished appears as a chronogram "غزلق" or 1137 [غ1000 + ز7 + ل30 + ق100 =1137, i.e. 1724 or 1725].Accompanying materials: a. Inventory cataloguing slip in hand of Winifred Smeaton Thomas. -- b. Acquisitions slip from Yahuda.Former shelfmark: From spine label and inscription on fol.1a (p.1), "IL 132 a1" (likely supplied by Yahuda, see acquisitions slip).Binding: Pasteboards covered in light brown leather ; Type II binding (with flap) ; board linings and interior of envelope flap in pink tinted laid paper ; interior of foreedge flap in light brown leather ; upper and lower covers carry central blind-stamped scalloped mandorla (elongated) and pendants with vegetal pattern (compare Déroche class. OSd 8) accented with gold and red paint, bordered by fillet with strokes and dots at apices and sprandels of scallops in gold paint ; frame of striated s-shaped stamps painted gold and bordered by two gold fillets also in gold paint ; at corners and midpoints of frame, dots and strokes in gold paint ; foreedge flap decorated with fillets and heavy vegetal pattern (vine) in gold paint ; in fair condition with significant wear and pest damage but intact and still well-attached to text block.Support: European laid paper, mainly with laid lines running vertically spaced roughly 11-12 laid lines per cm., single chain lines running horizontally spaced roughly 25-26 mm. apart, and watermark of three hats (tre cappeli) or caps (see p.38, 58, 230, 232, etc.), well-burnished, thin though quite sturdy; very few if any inclusions ; countermark of "V d" under trefoil appears in p.136.Decoration: Illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) on fol.1b consists of a scalloped semi-circular piece (dome) flanked by scalloped accents filled by a vegetal pattern in gold, blue, red, and black on fields of gold and blue ; dome and flanking pieces are outlined in a blue fillet and surmounted by vertical stalks (ṭīgh) in blue positioned at alternating spandrels ; entire piece is bordered by an elaborate frame consisting of a band of blue with minute cross or diamond shapes flanked by narrow gold bands outlined by fillets ; elaborate frames appear throughout, consisting of gold band (of at least three thicknesses) bordered by black fillets surround both the entire written area for each folio as well as the columns of text within ; text rubricated with titles, headings, etc. in red.Script: Nastaʻlīq (talik) ; elegant Ottoman hand ; characteristically serifless with gentle effect of words descending to baseline, point of final and free-standing nūn set at mouth of tall, wide, angled bowl, occasionally nearly assimilated with it, hāʻ mudghamah looking like two inverted commas, pointing (for two and three dots) often in conjoined dots or strokes.Layout: Written in 23 lines per page; written area consists of a broad single column most often divided into two columns and framed thusly, though this layout varies ; in certain sections a centered column of two hemistiches of verse alternates with verse laid in two columns, divided at each hemistich ; headings usually appear centered on the single column or across its width; frame-ruled.Collation: i,12 V (120), IV (128), I (130), 6 V (190), IV+1 (199), 3 V (229), V+1 (240), 2 I (244), i ; chiefly quinions; leaves falling between the various sections of poetry left partially blank (though without missing text) and leaves following close of text intially left blank but now carry additional matter including lines of poetry, lines on Ebussuud Efendi, etc. ; catchwords present; pagination in pencil, Western numerals (supplied during cataloguing).Colophon: "Scribal," rectangular, reads: "تمام شد ديوان نابى رحمه الله تعالى في تاريخ غزلق دست حقير نائل صحفى [؟] تم"Explicit: "طاغيلرسه كور رآنى نكران جمع اولور ايه اولور آب روان"Incipit: [rubric]" قصيده در توحيد باري جل شانه براى باعث ترتيب ديوان ابراهيم پاشا رح [text] تعالى الله زهى ديوانطراز صورت معنا كه جسم لفظله روح مآ لي ايلمش الما ..."Title from inscription below headpiece on fol.1b.Ms. codex.Collected poems (ghazalīyāt, qaṣāyid, rubāʻiyāt, etc.) of Nabi, followed by a few additional excerpts at close of codex.
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 378Origin: As appears in statements on opening 'title page' (p.5) and 'title pages' for other works (p.83, p.249, etc.), entire mecmua copied by one Ismāʻīl (İsmail), the qāḍī (kadi) in قرائلق [?]. Colophon on p.237 indicates that transcription of second work was completed 1 Muḥarram 1163 [ca. 11 December 1749], with transcription of other works likely completed around the same time.Former shelfmark: "403 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on verso of front flyleaf.Binding: Pasteboards covered in dark brown leather ; Type II binding (with flap), likely two-piece binding (seam of overlapping flanges visible at spine) ; pastedowns and flyleaves in orange surface-dyed and gold-flecked European laid paper ; upper and lower covers carry stamped (with gold-painted orange paper recessed onlays) lozenge-shaped central ornament (filled with vegetal composition) with gold-painted accents and tooled border ; sewn in dark pink thread, two stations ; worked chevron endbands in pink and yellow, good condition ; overall in fairly good condition with minor abrasion, lifting of leather, etc.Support: European laid paper of several types ; one type with 11 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 21 mm. apart (horizontal), and watermark of grapes (raisin) with crown and cartouche (see p.54, 78, etc.) ; another type with 11 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 20-24 mm. apart (horizontal), and watermark of grapes (raisin) with crown and name (see p.86, 88, 94, etc.) and names (p.82, 90, etc.) ; other watermarks seen include "LANGUEDOC" in p.190, 238, etc. ; all sturdy and well-burnished, dark cream to buff colored ; flyleaves in two different European laid papers ; one (orange surface-dyed and gold-flecked) with 9 laid lines per cm. (horizontal), chain lines spaced 30-31 mm. apart (horizontal), and watermark of three hats (top hats with feathers), the other with 11 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 27 mm. apart (horizontal), and watermark of lion passant guardant (see p.2-3).Decoration: Illuminated headpiece at opening of first work on p.6, consisting of rectangular piece with empty gold cartouche flanked by floral motifs in white, orange and red on fields of cobalt all bordered in red and white, surmounted by swirling floral vegetal design in gold, white, red and orange on a cobalt ground, itself surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) in cobalt and red ; written area of incipit and facing page surrounded by gold frame defined by black fillets, elswhere written area surrounded by red rule-border ; textual dividers in the form of gold discs ; diagram on p.281 ; keywords, passages and section headings rubricated ; some overlining in red.Script: Nastaʻlīq (talik) ; fine, bold Turkish hand ; serifless with slight effect of words descending to baseline, some elongation of horizontal strokes, mainly closed counters, pointing in strokes rather than distinct dots.Layout: Written in 19 lines per page ; frame-ruled.Collation: iii, 3 V (30), IV (38), 10 V(138), I (140), iii ; almost exclusively quinions ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes opening flyleaves).Colophon: "Scribal," reads "تمت هذا [كذا] النسخه اللطيفه في غره محرم لسنه ثلث وستين ومائه والف من هجرت من له العز والمجد والشرف"Title supplied by cataloguer from inscription on 'title page' (p.5).Ms. codex.7. p.256-p.281 : Risale fî'l-akaid / Nuh Efendi [Nūḥ ibn Muṣṭafá al-Rūmī al-Miṣrī].6. p.249-p.255 : Ahval-i mevlana Nuh Efendi.5. p.238-p.248 : [blank].4. p.83-p.237 : Tuhfetü'l-Haremeyni'l-Muhteremeyn / Nabi.3. p.72-p.82 : [blank].2. p.5-p.71 : Nebzet min Zeyl-i Nâbî an Feth-i Mekketi'l-Mükerreme / Nabi.1. p.1-p.4 : [blank apart from brief poetic excerpt and ownership statement].Fine copy of a collection (mecmua / majmuʻah) of works on the Prophet and faith, including Nabi's works on the Prophet and the pilgrimage (ḥajj) to Mecca and Medina (a personal account of his travels), a work on articles of faith by Nuh Efendi (d.1569 or 70) and a biographical sketch for the same author.
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 395Origin: Lacks dated colophon ; decoration, paper, etc. suggest 18th century. According to date provided in a chronogram at the close ("بو تحفۀ حرمينم قبول [ايده] مولى") composition completed in 1093 [1682 or 3]. Date inscribed on 'title page' may provide a rough terminus ante quem of 1795.Former shelfmark: "510 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on recto of front flyleaf.Binding: Pasteboards faced in red cut velvet (or flocked cloth or felt, low nap, see envelope flap) with dark red brown leather over spine, fore edge flap and edges / turn-ins (textile faced, leather edged framed binding) ; Type II binding (with flap) ; board linings in olive green European laid paper (fleur de lis watermark visible in lower board lining) ; upper and lower covers carry tooled borders in gold ; sewn in yellow thread, two stations ; worked chevron endbands in yellow and pink [?], damaged with losses to headband ; overall in fair condition with minor abrasion, staining, lifting of leather, etc. ; subtle repairs to fore edge flap, etc. ; rehinged (paper).Support: non-European laid paper with 9 laid lines per cm. (horizontal, fairly distinct, some curving) and no chain lines visible, medium cream in color, quite thin and transluscent though sturdy, well-burnished ; front flyleaf in European laid paper with 8 laid lines per cm. (horizontal), chain lines spaced 29-30 mm. apart (vertical) and watermark of cross with initials below.Decoration: Elegant illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening on p.2, consisting of rectangular piece with empty gold cartouche flanked by floral motifs in white with red and orange accents on a ground of gold and blue (cobalt), surmounted by scalloped w-shaped piece filled with similar floral vegetal decoration in white with orange and red accents on fields of gold and cobalt, itself surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) in blue with red accents, entire piece set in well of blue and red bands with white accents ; floral accents in gold flanking the basmalah at opening on p.2 ; written area surrounded by gold frame defined by black fillets, divisions within defined by narrower gold bands outlined by black fillets ; keywords and section headings rubricated ; textual dividers in the form of red inverted discs.Script: Nastaʻlīq (talik) ; bold, elegant hand ; serifless, with effect of words descending to baseline, closed counters, elongated horizontal strokes, pointing (for two and three dots) mainly in strokes rather than distinct dots.Layout: Written in 17 lines per page ; frame-ruled.Collation: i, 3 V(30), IV (38), VI (50), 4 V(90) ; chiefly quinions with a quaternion and a senion ; final two leaves left blank ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization.Explicit: "ديدم تمامنه نابى بو نسخه نك تاريخ بو تحفۀ حرمينم قبول ايله [ايده] مولى"Incipit: "اى بيت حرامى صف غفرانه مقام وى باب سلامى مدخل دار سلام ..."Title from front flyleaf.Ms. codex.Elegant copy of the Ottoman poet Nabi's account of his pilgrimage (ḥajj) to Mecca and Medina.
Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 675Origin: As appears in colophon on p.446, copied by Khalīl ibn Muḥammad (Halil bin Mehmet) with transcription completed in Istanbul during the first days of Rabīʻ II 1165 [February 1752].Accompanying materials: a. Inventory cataloguing slip in hand of Winifred Smeaton Thomas. -- b. Acquisitions slip from Yahuda.Former shelfmark: From interior of upper cover and spine label, "IL 418" (likely supplied by Yahuda, see acquisitions slip).Binding: Pasteboards now covered in blue coated, textured paper with dull red leather over spine and edges/turn-ins (traces of gold rule border visible) ; Type II binding (once with, flap now lost) ; pastedowns and flyleaves in brown surface-dyed wove paper ; sewn in red thread, two stations ; worked endbands damaged with cores exposed and tailband virtually gone ; overall in poor condition with much abrasion, lifting and losses of paper and leather, loss of flap, etc.Support: European laid paper with 12 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 20 and 21 mm. apart (horizontal), and watermarks of lion rampant (see p.34, 35, etc.) and grapes under crown (see p.394, 395, etc.), thin, crisp and transluscent though sturdy, medium cream in color, well-burnished ; moisture damage in the upper outer corner of many leaves ; some pigment burn to breakthrough at the 'gilt' frame.Decoration: Illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān) at opening on p.6 consisting of rectangular piece with empty gold cartouche flanked by floral motifs in white, pink, lavender, orange-red, and green on a gilt ground pricked here and there with three dots, surmounted by a scalloped w-shaped piece filled with swirling floral vegetal decoration of the same type on grounds of blue and gold (also pricked) and itself surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) in blue with red accents ; entire piece set into a well of orange-red with a series of black crosses ; text of incipit and facing page set off by gold strokes, effectively crude 'cloud-bands' ; written area surrounded by 'gold' frame (gone to green on many leaves) ; keywords and section headings rubricated ; textual dividers in the form of red inverted commas ; occasional overlining in red.Script: Naskh ; clear, compact Turkish hand ; virtually serifless with effect of tilt to the left, slight effect of words descending to baseline, mainly curvlinear descenders, pointing (for two and three dots) in strokes rather than distinct dots.Layout: Written in 25 lines per page ; frame-ruled.Collation: ii, 21 V(210), VI (222), i ; quinions followed by a senion ; catchwords present ; foliation in black ink, Hindu-Arabic numerals ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes flyleaves).Colophon: "Scribal," triangular, reads "تم بعونه سبحانه وتعالى في اوائل ربيع الثاني لسنه خمس وستين وماء [مائة] والف بمحروسة دار السلطنة العلية القسطنطنية المحميه حماها الله عن عامه البليه وانا العبد الفقير خليل بن محمد عاملهما الله تعالى بالحسنى والزياده والحمد لله وحده"Explicit: "اشتمال ايله اعلاى درجات امتيازده جلو كر قيلنمق شيوۀ خفيۀ تقديردن متسبعد [مستبعد] دكلدر"Incipit: "يا رب سحاب فيضى باران ايله اول فيضله كشت كامى ريان ايله ..."Title from inscription on front flyleaf (p.1).Ms. codex.Elegant copy of Nabi's continuation of Veysî's (d. 1628) work on the sīrah of the Prophet, Dürretü't-tac fî sîret Sâhibi'l-mirâc or Siyer-i Veysî. Contents listing on front flyleaf and 'title page' (pp.4-5).