[Divan-i Kaimi] - [ديوان قائمى]

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 7180
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1191
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 28 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : Western, 28 ff. Dimensions : 214 mm x 158 mm. Script : Nesih.

Scope and Content

This volume contains the collected poetry of Bosnalı Şeyh Hasan Kaimi Efendi (died 1091 AH/1680-81 CE). The work begins with kasideler, including an istihare addressed to Mehmet Ağa and Mustafa Ağa dated 1081 AH (1670-71 CE). The last poem concerns the war in Bosnia. The manuscript was copied by Mehmet Nedim el-Amasi in 1191 AH (1777-78 CE).

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

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

Related Material

A collection of Kaimi's kasideler can be found at Or 7181. For information about the poet and other copies of the Divan, please see YDK II, p. 450; Karatay II, p. 159; Rossi, p. 100; OM I, p. 148; and Blochet II, p. 4.