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Collection ID: 0023 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Lewis O 88 Haza rūznāme-yi Dārendevī. / هذا روزنامۀ دارنده‌وى

Title

Haza rūznāme-yi Dārendevī.
هذا روزنامۀ دارنده‌وى

Authors

Other related names

Call number

Lewis O 88
(Philadelphia, Free Library of Philadelphia, Rare Book Department)

Alternate identifiers

Publisher

Free Library of Philadelphia

Language

Ottoman Turkish

Origin

Calendar produced by an astronomer called Muṣṭafá, commonly known as Ḥikmetī-yi s̲ānī (rectangle with red background at end of scroll) in 1226 A.H. (1811) (between first two sections, under the headpiece).
Date
A.H. 1226 (1811)
Place
Istanbul

Summary

Calendar dated 1226 A.H. showing lunar and solar month concordance; length of day and night in Istanbul; astronomical and chronological tables; marginal notes with comments and computational instructions; rules for finding the direction of the qiblah in Istanbul and surrounding areas.

Notes

Extent

2 membranes : 1067mm x 102 mm

Support

Parchment

Binding

Cover made of a thin piece of brown leather covered with paper on the inside and attached to the top of the first membrane. Outside cover has gilt stamped frame and floral motif in the center; inside cover has gold frame and concentric circles around a crescent moon. Scroll is held on wooden bar with ivory wheels and is enclosed in a tightly fitted maroon case.

Layout

  • Written in sections of columns and rows with margins for notations and instructions.
  • Decoration

    Illuminated headpiece in gold, red, blue, and orange. Calendar dates, days, prayer times, horoscope, etc. are set in tables of red and black with gold rules and headers in gold ink on a red background; some gold foliate fill.

    Script

  • Written in naskh.
  • Provenance

    Subjects topical

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    Images


    Scroll [fully unrolled
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    Cover, detail
    7213_0001.tif (56.5 MB)
    7213_0001_thumb.jpg (3.2 KB)
    7213_0001_web.jpg (271.5 KB)

    Scroll, rolled with end of roll on top
    7213_0002.tif (9.9 MB)
    7213_0002_thumb.jpg (2.2 KB)
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    Scroll, rolled with end of roll underneath
    7213_0003.tif (9.9 MB)
    7213_0003_thumb.jpg (2.1 KB)
    7213_0003_web.jpg (153.9 KB)

    Right end
    7213_0004.tif (9.9 MB)
    7213_0004_thumb.jpg (1.6 KB)
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    Left end
    7213_0005.tif (9.9 MB)
    7213_0005_thumb.jpg (1.6 KB)
    7213_0005_web.jpg (43.5 KB)

    Detail 1
    7213_0006.tif (55.1 MB)
    7213_0006_thumb.jpg (4.1 KB)
    7213_0006_web.jpg (346.0 KB)
    Decoration: Concentric circles
    Decoration: Illuminated headpiece

    Detail 2
    7213_0007.tif (55.8 MB)
    7213_0007_thumb.jpg (5.2 KB)
    7213_0007_web.jpg (432.7 KB)
    Decoration: Illuminated headpiece

    Detail 3
    7213_0008.tif (56.1 MB)
    7213_0008_thumb.jpg (4.9 KB)
    7213_0008_web.jpg (422.8 KB)
    Decoration: Gold ruled section dividers

    Detail 4
    7213_0009.tif (56.1 MB)
    7213_0009_thumb.jpg (4.9 KB)
    7213_0009_web.jpg (450.0 KB)
    Decoration: Gold ruled section dividers

    Detail 5
    7213_0010.tif (56.1 MB)
    7213_0010_thumb.jpg (4.5 KB)
    7213_0010_web.jpg (479.5 KB)
    Decoration: Gold ruled section dividers

    Detail 6
    7213_0011.tif (56.1 MB)
    7213_0011_thumb.jpg (4.6 KB)
    7213_0011_web.jpg (490.3 KB)
    Decoration: Gold ruled section dividers

    Detail 7
    7213_0012.tif (56.1 MB)
    7213_0012_thumb.jpg (4.6 KB)
    7213_0012_web.jpg (472.3 KB)
    Decoration: Gold ruled section dividers

    Detail 8
    7213_0013.tif (60.5 MB)
    7213_0013_thumb.jpg (4.4 KB)
    7213_0013_web.jpg (400.5 KB)
    Decoration: Gold ruled section dividers