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Title
[A collection of sūrahs, prayers, and other religious writings]
Names
New York Public Library, Spencer Coll. Turk. ms. 9.
New York Public Library. Spencer Collection
Dates / Origin
Other Date: 27 Rabīʻ II 1289 [5 July 1872]
Place: [Medina?],
Library locations
Spencer Collection
Shelf locator: Spencer Coll. MS. Turk. 9.
Topics
Prophet, Muḥammad, -632 -- Prayers and devotions
Prophet, Muḥammad, -632
Manuscripts, Arabic -- New York (State) -- New York
Islam -- Prayers and devotions
Islam
Manuscripts, Arabic
Genres
illuminated manuscripts
Prayers and devotions
Notes
Citation/reference: Islamic Manuscripts in the New York Public Library, (ed.) Barbara Schmitz (NYPL / Oxford University Press, 1992), pages 48-49.
Content: Ms. codex
Content: Possibly completed in Medina -- folio 143a.
Content: Completed in 27 Rabīʻ II 1289/5 July 1872 -- colophon 143a.
Content: Physical description : Dark cream, possibly European, burnished paper; 13 lines; Naskh script; Text in black ink with key words in red. Dividing dots in black, gold, red and blue; rulings in black, blue and gold. The title of the invocations and the captions for the illustrations are in cartouches in gold, blue, black and red. In fols. 1b and 2a: Ottoman headpieces with pale orange and mauve flowers and vine scrolls on gold backgrounds surrounded by double borders colored pink and yellowish orange. At either side of the opening basmallahs below the headpieces is a gold floral motif; borders of large feathery gold leaves on the first opening.
Preferred citation: NYPL. Spencer Collection Turk. ms. 9
Funding: Preservation and access were made possible by the generous support of Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos and Adam Bartos.
Language: Arabic and Ottoman Turkish; Naskh script.
Ownership: Note on folio 143a states that the manuscript was owned by al-Raʼīs ʻAlī ibn al-Shaykh Aḥmad al-Wasīnī (or al-Wasīthī ?). NN
Physical Description
Extent: 143 leaves : paper, ink, illuminations ; 208 x 140 mm (147 x 85 mm)
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
Arabic
Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928)
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 1553196693
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b23784420
Barcode: 33433137901231
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6801df00-74cf-013f-7697-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 27: Other
  • 2026: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
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[A collection of sūrahs, prayers, and other religious writings]