An album of Turkish poetry containing ġazels the majority of which are by Bāḳī the greatest lyrical poet of the Ottomans
MS. Laud Or. 16
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
An album of Turkish poetry containing ġazels the majority of which are by Bāḳī the greatest lyrical poet of the Ottomans
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Or. 16
Language
Ottoman Turkish (1500-1928)
Contents
Form
codex
Physical extent
78 folios
Hands
Script: Nestaʿlīḳ
Decoration
illuminated headpiece
Acquisition
Donated to the Bodleian Library by Archbishop William Laud, 1635-41.
Provenance
The Library of Archbishop William Laud, d. 1645.
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Title
Turkish poetry
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Or. 16
Summary
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.
Date
Date not recorded at time of cataloguing
Language
Turkish
Physical facet
Illuminated frontpiece
Physical extent
95 Leaves
Custodial history
This MS. was presented to the library by Archbishop Laud, 1633. Manuscript 1739 acquired by the Bodleian Library
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