Manuscript composed of two separate parts, apparently by the same scribe. The first ( folios 1a-64b) is an Armenian vocabulary list with French and Turkish glosses, written by the scribe, who appears to be a native speaker of neither Turkish nor Armenian. The second ( folios 65a-80b) is a copy of a letter from the Ottoman Sulṭān Aḥmed I to the Henry IV, King of France, originally composed in late Zīlḥicce 1012 AH = late May 1604 CE, regarding the renewal of the 1604 treaty of capitulation between France and the Sublime Porte which, among other things, guaranteed freedom of worship for the Catholic community in the Ottoman Empire. — Multiple dates
MS. Laud Or. 202
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
From Fihrist: Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World
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Title
Manuscript composed of two separate parts, apparently by the same scribe. The first ( folios 1a-64b) is an Armenian vocabulary list with French and Turkish glosses, written by the scribe, who appears to be a native speaker of neither Turkish nor Armenian. The second ( folios 65a-80b) is a copy of a letter from the Ottoman Sulṭān Aḥmed I to the Henry IV, King of France, originally composed in late Zīlḥicce 1012 AH = late May 1604 CE, regarding the renewal of the 1604 treaty of capitulation between France and the Sublime Porte which, among other things, guaranteed freedom of worship for the Catholic community in the Ottoman Empire. — Multiple dates
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Or. 202
Date
1634
Language
Armenian
Ottoman Turkish (1500-1928)
French
Contents
Form
codex
Physical extent
folios 80
Hands
Arabic script: Clear but obviously a non-native attempt at Naskh. Armenian script: Clear but obviously non-native Šłagir. Scribe unknown, possibly Archbishop William Laud, d. 1645 .
Acquisition
Donated to the Bodleian Library by Archbishop William Laud, 1635-41.
Provenance
The Library of Archbishop William Laud, d. 1645.
Subject
Language and languages--Study and teaching
m> Turkey--foreign relations--France
Language and languages--Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Turkey--Politics and government
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From Armenian Manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries
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Title
Polyglot Vocabulary, 16th cent.
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Or. 202
Date
16th cent.
Language
Armenian
Contents
Form
codex
Hands
Written in Nōtrgir script
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Title
Letter and vocabulary
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Or. 202
Summary
(2061) Letter of Sulţân Ahmad I (A.H. 1012-1026=A.D. 1603-1617) to King Henry IV of France, dated Constantinople... fols. 65-80.
(2240) A Turkish-French-Armenian vocabulary, compiled by a European scholar, who may be Archbishop Laud himself (1634)... fols. 1-64.
Date
Before 1634
Language
English
Physical extent
80 Leaves
Custodial history
Manuscript 1742 acquired by the Bodleian Library
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Collection contents
Letter and vocabulary
