Turkish poetry, Date not recorded at time of cataloguing
An album of Turkish poetry, containing ghazals, th emajority of which are by Bâķî, the greatest lyrical poet of the Osmanlis. On fol. 1a a poem by Kamâlpâshâzâda.
Dates
- Creation: Date not recorded at time of cataloguing
Extent
95 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Turkish
Shelfmark
MS. Laud. Or. 16
Arrangement
Originally arranged and housed in 1641 at the Bodleian in Duke Humfrey’s Library, Selden End, compartment as ‘A 4’, see Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, p. 14
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 303
For a full description in English, see:Beeston, A. F. L, H. Ethé and E. Sachau, Catalogue of the Persian, Turkish, Hindûstânî, and Pushtû manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (3 vols., Oxford, 1889-1953), no. 2157
Custodial History
This MS. was presented to the library by Archbishop Laud, 1633. Manuscript 1739 acquired by the Bodleian Library
Physical Facet
Illuminated frontpiece
Dimensions
6 5/8 in. by 3 in.
Repository Details
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