This volume contains the collected poetry of Seyit Mehmet Sırri of Eğriboz (Euboea, contemporary Greece), a Shi'i Sufi poet. The date of his birth is provided in the text as 1209 AH (1794-95 CE) (f 100r). Other manuscripts of his work are rare. The text contains two illuminated unvans on ff 1v an 103v-104r. Many of the folios within the volume are blank. This manuscript was copied in the mid-19th century CE.
[Divan-i Sırri-yi Eğribozu] - [ديوان سرى الاغربوزى]
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- Reference
- GB 59 Or 13662
- Dates of Creation
- 19th century
- Language of Material
- Turkish
- Physical Description
- 1 text 104 ff Material : Paper. Foliation : European, 104 ff. Dimensions : 234 mm x 165 mm. Ruling : 14 lines. Script : Nesih. Binding : Contemporary red calf binding with flap.
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Acquisition Information
Purchased by the British Library from J. Thornton and Son Ltd., Oxford, in May 1975.