Details

Subject(s)

• Palmistry—Islamic countries—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Physiognomy—Islamic countries—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Turkish—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• Illuminated manuscripts—Islamic countries—18th century [Browse]
• Headpieces (layout features)—Islamic countries—18th century [Browse]

Summary note

Treatise on physiognomy and palmistry, consisting of a mukaddeme and seven makale; with a table of contents on fol. iia-iiia and diagrams of palms on fol. 27a, 34a, 46a-46b.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Title from fol. 1b.
• On front cover, label reading "46" in Western script.
• Ms. erroneously foliated beginning on the 4th leaf. Record follows erroneous foliation.
• Physical description: 15 lines per page; written in neat naskh in black on glazed, laid European paper. Rubrication and catchwords. Diagrams in red. Mild damp staining, particularly along upper edge. On some leaves the paper has split along the text frame. In good condition.
• Decoration: Illuminated ʻunwān in gold, pale blue, and red on fol. 1b, red and blue somewhat worn away; text framed in gold.
• Origin: 1170 H [1756 or 7] (fol. 45b).
• Incipit: الحمد لله الذي جعل ظاهر الانسان عنوان الباطن في الوجود

Binding note

Contemporary full brown leather with flap; gold-stamped central mandorla and pendants and blind-tooled fillets.

Language note

Ottoman Turkish.

OCLC

824615800

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