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

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.

Access Information

Not Public Record(s)

Unrestricted

Acquisition Information

Bought of I. E. Gegou, 8 April 1911.

Related Material

Other copies of this text can be found at Or 8725 text 1, Or 12171, Or 12758, and Or. 13413 text 3.