MS. Turk. e. 1 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts
Contents
Summary of Contents: An excerpt of ʻĀşıḳpaşazāde's Tevārīḫ-i Āl-i ʻOs̱mān on the life of Ottoman Sulṭān ʻOs̱mān I Ġāzī. Reflects a different recension than the commonly-circulated text based, which is on late Ottoman printed versions. The language of this text is more archaic.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: ff. 17
Layout
Single column of 18 to 21 lines per page.
Hand(s)
Script: Nastaʻlīq with some diwānī-style ligatures. Scribe: (unknown).
Decoration
Binding
History
Origin:
Provenance and Acquisition
The collections of Benjamin Kennicott (1718-1783).
The Library of Shute Barrington, Bishop of Durham (1734-1826).
Presented by the latter to the Bodleian Library in 1820.
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on: Beeston, A. F. L. (Alfred Felix Landon); Ethé, Hermann, 1844-1917.; Sachau, Eduard, 1845-1930; Catalogue of the Persian, Turkish, Hindûstânî, and Pushtû manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford; at the Clarendon Press 1889-1953
Availability
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures contact Bodleian Admissions). Contact specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript
Funding of Cataloguing
JISC
Please fill out your details.