[Collected works of Fazıl Bey Enderuni]

This volume contains four mesnevi by Fazıl Bey Enderuni, who is believed to have died either in 1224 AH (1809-10 CE) or in 1225 AH (1810-11 CE). (I) ff 1v-21r : Hubanname, a poem describing the merits and defects of the beautiful boys of various nations;. (II) ff 21v-47r : Zenanname, On the qualities of the women of various countries;. (III) ff 48v-54r : Çenginame, A poem describing the principal public dancing boys of İstanbul, also known as Rakkasname;. (IV) ff 54v-66r : Defter-i Aşık, A poetical account of the poet's love affairs with youth. The manuscript was copied in the 19th century CE.

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

Another copy of the Hubanname can be found at Or 7083 text 3. An illustrated copy of the Zenanname can be found at Or 7094. One without illustration can be found at Add MS 10006. Copies of the Hubanname and the Zenanname can be found at Or 12240 and Or 13983. Copies of the Zenanname, Çenginame and Hubanname are all found at Or 7095. For more information on Fazıl Bey Enderuni, see HOP IV, p. 222 (where his death date is given as 1224 AH); and Rieu, Catalogue of the Turkish Manuscripts in the British Museum, p. 205 (where the date of death is given as 1225 AH). For more information on the Hubanname, see HOP IV, p. 228. For more information on the Çenginame, see HOP IV, p. 235. For more information on the Defter-i Aşık, see HOP IV, p. 224-25.