Details

Subject(s)

• Turkish poetry—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Muḥammad Prophet -632—Poetry—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Turkish—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Poetry [Browse]

Summary note

Hakanî Mehmet Bey's hilye, a poem in praise of the Prophet Muhammad, describing his personal appearance and character. The poem was composed in 1007 (1598-99) -- see end of text.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Title from fol. 1b.
• 15 lines per page. Written in an elegant very small nastaʻlīq in black ink with use of red for rubrication. Text is written in two columns within a gold leaf frame outlined in black ink. Catchwords on the verso of each leaf. Glazed dark cream paper with visible laid lines.
• Incipit: بسمليله ايده لم فتح كلام فتح اوله تا بو معما ى بنام
• Explicit: اولمادن بيك يدى تاريحى تمام بو رسالمده تمام اولدى كلام

Binding note

Marbled paper over pasteboard with envelope flap. Brown leather on spine, fore edge flap and on cover edges. Endleaves in green paper.

Language note

In Ottoman Turkish.

References

Özege, M.S. Eski harflerle, 7631.

OCLC

1340392778

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