Princeton University, Islamic Manuscripts Third Series no. 265

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS14000

Shelfmark:

Islamic Manuscripts Third Series no. 265

Title:

Kitab-i Baleybelen

Author:

Muhyî-yi Gülşenî / محيي گلشني

Muhyî-i Gülşenî WIKIDATA

Date:

between 15--? and 16--?

sixteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

In Ottoman Turkish

Ottoman Turkish WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 164 leaves : paper ; 135 x 73 (102 x 39) mm. bound to 138 x 72 mm.

Note:

Ms. codex.
Title from fol. 162a.
17 lines per page. Written in a very small nastaʻlīq in black ink with use of red, green and gold ink for rubrication. Text is written within a gold leaf frame outlined in black ink. Fol. 21b and 41b have illuminated headpieces with mandorla style motifs in gold leaf in the center, surrounded by foliage pattern in gold ink on blue watercolor background. Catchwords on the verso of each leaf...
Ms. additions: three inscriptions on fol. 1a-1b, all in different hands, two in black ink and one in purple crayon, the latter signed Mehmet Veled, and all three providing information on the contents of the ms.

Keyword:

Manuscripts, Turkish

headpieces (layout features)

illuminated manuscripts

Balaibalan

Languages, Secret

Institutional Record:

https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9951681003506421

IIIF Manifest:

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/d6676bcc-32f4-4f31-880a-c1d1695bba1b/manifest

Holding Institution:

Princeton University