[Magical miscellany].

Format
Manuscript, Book
Language
Ottoman Turkish (1500-1928)
Published/​Created
[17--?]
Description
104 leaves : paper, ill. ; 175 x 112 mm. bound to 178 x 120 mm.

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    Summary note
    A collection of Ottoman Turkish texts on amulets, geomancy, magic squares, and other magic topics.
    Notes
    • Ms. composite codex.
    • Physical description: 15-20 lines per page; written in naskhi and ruqʻah scripts in black by different hands on a variety of European papers. Fol. 1-40, 55-59 ruled in red; fol. 9a-17a in two columns. Catchwords and rubrication.
    Binding note
    Half leather with pasted boards.
    Language note
    Turkish in Arabic script.
    Contents
    • 1. fol. 1b-8a: [Amulet texts].
    • 2. fol. 8b-17a: [Magic squares with explanations].
    • 3. fol. 17b-50b: [Prose extracts with notes and figures for geomancy, amulet and magic texts, and magic squares]. Occasional quotations in Arabic.
    • 4. fol. 51a-59b: [Geomancy].
    • 5. fol. 60a-67b: [Fragment on magic].
    • 6. fol. 68a-81a: [Geomancy and other magic topics].
    • 7. fol. 81b-104b: [Magic squares with explanations and instructions].
    Source acquisition
    Purchase; Bouwman Oriental Books, 2010/3/29 (2010-106).
    OCLC
    599717444
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