[Ottoman gazeller set to music].

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

  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 7251
  • Dates of Creation
    • 18th century
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • Codex 78 ff Materials : Tinted paper. Foliation : European, 78 ff. Dimensions : 217 mm x 92 mm. Script : Nastaliq.

Scope and Content

This volume contains a collection of gazeller put to music, including many türküler and şarkılar with an index according to the various usulat bound in the middle (f 110r) and entitled 'A collection of love songs by the celebrated Poets. G. C. R.'. The text begins with the Gazel-i musanna. The manuscript was likely copied in the 18th century CE.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

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