Spiritual genealogy of the Celvetī Sufi sheikhs originally composed by İsmail Hakkı Bursevi. There is water damage and staining from ink on several pages, as well as considerable smearing of ink on 1v-2r. The manuscript contains an ornate unvan in red, blue, white and pink ink, as well as gold leaf, on 1v, and floral medallions in the margins on 1v and 2r. Graffiti bearing proper names on 1r has been partially obliterated. Copied in 1137 AH / 1724-25 CE.
Kitabü'l-silsile - كتاب السلسله
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- Reference
- GB 59 Or 7578
- Dates of Creation
- 1137
- Language of Material
- Turkish
- Physical Description
- 1 text 119 ff Materials : Paper. Dimensions : 156 mm x 109 mm. Foliation : European, 119 ff. Ruling : Gold-leaf ruled text boxes, 98 mm x 58 mm. Script : Nesih. Ink : Black ink with catchwords and overlining in red and gold ink. Binding : Original leather binding with gold-leaf stamped patters along the edges, in the corners and in cartouches on the front and back boards.
Scope and Content
Access Information
Not Public Record(s)
Unrestricted
Acquisition Information
Bought of I. E. Gegou, 8 April 1911.