Hadikatü'l-ulya - حديقة العلياء

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 9864
  • Dates of Creation
    • Late 16th century
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 256 ff Materials : Paper; marbled end papers. Foliation : European, 256 ff. Dimensions : 287 mm x 200 mm. Ruling : Gold text frames. Script : Nesih, partially vocalized. Ink : Main text in black ink with red catchwords. Binding : Slightly later binding in black leather with a flap and gold embossed medallions.

Scope and Content

This volume contains the first volume of an Ottoman Turkish translation of the Ravẓat al-ṣafā (روضة الصفا) of Mīrkhvānd, completed by Mustafa İbn-i Hasan Şah for the Grand Vezir Rüstem Paşa, in 957 AH (1550-51 CE). The text contains a single unvan and one şemse. The current manuscript was likely copied in the second half of the 16th century CE.

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Acquisition Information

Purchased by the British Museum from Dr. Oskar Rescher on 12 May 1928.

Related Material

For more information on the text, see OM III, pp. 140, 180.