Razname - رازنامه

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 7296
  • Dates of Creation
    • 18th century
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 102 ff Materials : Paper, some tinted yellow (ff 59-60, 67-68). Foliation : European, 102 ff. Dimensions : 197 mm x 114 mm. Script : Nastaliq. Binding : The binding, upon which the lettering ascribes the authorship of the text to ''Vahbi'', is covered with pale blue paper embossed all over with a floral design.

Scope and Content

This volume contains a collection of anecdotes on the auguries (fal) to be derived from passages taken at random from Hafız, Rumi, Jāmī and the Qur'an, by Hüseyin el-Kefevi (died 1010 AH/1601-02 CE). Each anecdote appears under the name of the person to whom it relates. The manuscript is undated but was likely copied in the 18th century CE.

Access Information

Not Public Record(s)

Unrestricted

Acquisition Information

Bequeathed by E. J. W. Gibb in 1901.

Related Material

Another copy of this work can be found at Or 1144. For more information on the work, see OM I, p. 276 and Rieu, Catalogue of Turkish Manuscripts in the British Museum, p. 133.