MS. Turk. d. 2 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts
Contents
1 copy of ‘Acā'ib ül-maḫlūḳāt by Surūrī, Muṣliḥ al-Dīn, 1492-1562
Title: ‘Acā'ib ül-maḫlūḳāt
Title: ترجمة كتاب عجائب المخلوقات
A Turkish abridgement and paraphrase of ʻAjāʼib al-makhlūqāt of Qazwīnī, Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad, ca. 1203-1283 (زکریا بن محمد قزوینی).
Language(s): Ottoman Turkish with some Arabic
References
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 159 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 25.7 × 15.2 cm.
Layout
Single column of 19 lines per page.
Hand(s)
Script: Naskh in black ink with section headings and some proper names in red ink. Scribe(s) unknown.
Decoration
Many illuminations throughout. Illuminated margins on folio 1b.
History
Origin: No date or place of origin provided, but likely 10th century AH; 16th century CE.
Provenance and Acquisition
Bought by the Bodleian Library in February 1889, from Baillieu's Catalogue, for 180 francs
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on the Bodleian Library's public card index of Arabic manuscripts with additional enhancements by the OCIMCO project team.
Availability
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Digital Images
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Funding of Cataloguing
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