[Ottoman songbook]

This material is held atBritish Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 8040
  • Dates of Creation
    • 19th century
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 109 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : European, 109 ff. Dimensions : 216 mm x 152 mm. Ruling : Text written primarily in two columns, although occasionally in one, inside red-ruled margins. Script : Nesih.

Scope and Content

This volume contains a scrapbook of songs (mani, şarkılar, etc.) together with poems of various writers which are intended for singing. The manuscript was likely copied in the 19th century CE.

Access Information

Not Public Record(s)

Unrestricted

Acquisition Information

Purchased in 1914.