(Q59680)
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Hâzâ'l-kitap Tuhfe-yi Keskinî
هذا لکتاب تحفه کسکنى
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Osman bin Keskin, active 19th century
عثمان بن كسكين، active 19th century
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Headpieces (layout features)--Islamic countries--19th century
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Manuscripts, Turkish--19th century
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Illuminated manuscripts--Islamic countries--19th century
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Persian language--Dictionaries--Turkish--Early works to 1800
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Manuscripts, Turkish--New Jersey--Princeton
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between 1808 and 1810?
19. century
1808
1810
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Extent: 34 leaves : paper ; 199 x 144 (141 x 87) mm bound to 200 x 145 mm
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Ms. codex.
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Title from leaf 1b, with spelling errors.
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Dedicated to Sultan Mahmud II [reigned 1808-1839] (leaf 2a).
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Physical description: 13 lines per page, in 1-2 columns; written in calligraphic naskh in black on tan glazed, laid Arabic paper. On leaf 1b, illuminated unvan in gold and color; text and columns framed in gold. Rubrication, catchwords, and vocalization. Leaf 2 detached and trimmed smaller. Mild staining and insect damage; paper is crinkled and has some holes, likely due to water damage.
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On front flyleaf: note and stamp of Mehmet Salih; note and stamp of Mehmet Rüştü, dated 1225 H [1810 or 1811]; note of es-Seyyit Mehmet Emin Rauf, dated 1128 H [sic; should be 1228 H as this note is written under the previous stamp stating that the manuscript "was then transferred"]. Acquired from Abraham Shalom Yahuda, 1942.
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11 November 2024
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11 November 2024
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