An Ottoman Turkish translation of the Kharīdat al-ᶜajāᵓib wa farīdat al-gharāᵓib (خريدة العجائب وفريدة الغرائب), a cosmographical work by Sirāj al-Dīn Abū Ḥafṣ ᶜUmar ibn al-Wardī (died 850 AH/1446 CE). The translator's name is Mahmud el-Hatip el-Rumî and the date of composition of the work is 970 AH (1562-63 CE). The work is dedicated to Osman Şah ibn-i İskender. This manuscript contains a coloured map of the world (ff 2v-3r) as well as a plan of Mecca on f 55v. In the plan, the Kaaba is featured at the centre and is surrounded by structures indicating various places of religious importance within its vicinity. This is further surrounded by a ring that contains the names of important places within the Muslim world (?). Folio 1v features an Ottoman-style unvan with floral motifs in blue, red and gold inks. Folio 24v contains a chapter (?) title enclosed within illumination in the shape of a Nilometer painted in red, blue, black and gold inks. The manuscript was copied in 972 AH (1564-65 CE) by Mustafa ibn-i Hüseyn at Yenibazar and is fully vocalized.
Nevadirü'l-garâip ve mevaridü'l-acayip - نوادر الغرائب وموادر العجائب
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- Reference
- GB 59 Or 13201
- Dates of Creation
- 972
- Language of Material
- Arabic Turkish
- Physical Description
- 1 text 290 ff Materials : Paper. Dimensions : 250 mm x 175 mm. Foliation : European, 290 ff. Ruling : Text boxes of 168 mm x 104 mm, considerable marginalia. Script : Nesih. Ink : Primarily black ink, including for titles, red ink for catchwords and punctuations, blue for text boxes and occasional use of gold leaf for illumination and roundels between sentences at the start of the text. Some titles are in a yellowish ink, the colour of which might be the effect of damp and water damage. Binding : Contemporary Ottoman binding with flap.
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Purchased by the British Museum from Dr. Oskar Rescher in October 1969.