Ohio University, folio-east-04
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Metadata
- DS ID:
- DS30472
- Shelfmark:
- folio-east-04
- Title:
- Foliophiles Eastern leaf 04: Arabic manuscript, Turkey, 18th century
Leaf from devotional book
- Place:
- Turkey
- Date:
- 18th century
- Language:
- Arabic
- Material:
- Paper (fiber product)
- Physical Description:
- Extent: 1 leaf; Paper (fiber product); 10.1 cm x 15.5 cm
- Note:
- Layout: Written in 11 long lines in the following pattern: 1 large-script line, 4 smaller-script lines, a 2nd large line, 4 smaller lines and a final large line; catchwords
Layout: Gold and blue foliate fill; readings and vocalizations in red and blue; first and last line in gold; middle line in blue; gold border rules
Script: Naskh in black ink and Thuluth in blue and gold; pointed and vocalized
Decoration: Borders (Ornament Areas); Calligraphy (Visual Works); Gold Leaf
Provenance: This leaf is from a portfolio compiled by The Foliophiles Inc. in 1928 and issued as a limited edition under the title "Specimens of Oriental Mss and Printing."
Provenance: The set of leaves belonging to Ohio University is number 13 of 120.
Provenance: The transcribed labels accompanying these leaves were originally written by The Foliophiles, Inc., a now-defunct New York association of rare book dealers that was also known as the Society of Foliophiles.
Provenance: Between 1925 and 1968 The Foliophiles disbound hundreds of historical texts and assembled them into several thematic portfolio sets.
Provenance: These were then issued in “editions” of between 15 and 200 leaves. Universities across America subsequently purchased these portfolios as teaching tools.
Provenance: While a small number of the selected leaves come from other cultures, the vast majority are from European texts. The collecting and marketing practices of The Foliophiles reflect the values of the members of the association and the contemporary American rare book market.
Provenance: Original descriptions, therefore, may contain outdated language, speculation, or inaccurate information.
The following text is based on the original seller's label. FROM AN ARABIC MANUSCRIPT, a book of litanies such as is used everywhere in Moslem countries
Certain peculiarities of the calligraphy point to Turkestan as its place of origin, although in its illuminations and general character the page is distinctly Turkish
In speculating as to a manuscript’s place of origin one must bear in mind that great cities, like Constantinople, Damascus and Cairo, attracted people from all parts of the Muhammadan world, and that these included many scholars, scribes and illuminators from Persia and beyond
That the latter should assimilate certain Turkish characteristics would only be natural
In this manuscript the characters in black are in the Naskhi style of writing, the oldest form of Arabic cursive
but its beauty clearly lies in its decorations, and in the three bold inscriptions which run across each page, written in the style known as Tsuluts, called by the Persians Rogha
The book undoubtedly dates from the 16th Century.
Specimens of Eastern Manuscripts and Printing - Keyword:
- Institutional Record:
- http://media.library.ohio.edu/digital/collection/p15808coll19/id/4921
- IIIF Manifest:
- https://media.library.ohio.edu/iiif/2/p15808coll19:4921/manifest.json
- Holding Institution:
