Item Summary

Second part of a Turkish commentary on the Dīvān of Ḥāfiẓ, beginning with the letter ʻayn to the end of the Dīvān.

Descriptive Information

Title
هذا کتاب شرح حافظ.
Transliterated Title
Haza Kitab-ı Şerh-i Hafız.
Call Number
Islamic Manuscripts, New Series no. 1715
Identifier
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pk02cd48h
Publisher
[1611]
Date Created
1611
Extent
233 leaves : paper ; 213 x 153 (155 x 95) mm bound to 214 x 155 mm
Provenance
On fol. 1a, several owner's stamps and notes, some of which are blackened out, as well as birth notices. On fol. 1b, smudged stamp. On fol. 233b, stamp of Yahya, 1283 H [1866 or 7].
References
Rieu, C. Catalogue of the Turkish manuscripts in the British Museum, 157
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright
Notes
Ms. codex.
Title from lower edge. Title given by a later hand on fol. 1b erroneously reads "Hafız Divani tercümesi."
Physical description: 23 lines per page; written in naskh-nastaʻliq in black on glazed, laid European paper. Rubrication and catchwords; some marginal notes. Damp staining around margins. In good condition.
Origin: Original text completed the evening of 4 Dhū al-Ḥijjah 966 H [6 September 1559]; this copy completed at the end of Jumādá II 1020 H [September 1611] by Hacı Abdürrahim Semerkandî (fol. 233b).
Incipit: الحمد لله الذى عىن اعىان الدىن لاجراء عىن العلم و ىنبوع الىقىن
Binding Note
Full brown leather with blind-stamped central mandorla and pendants and blind-tooled fillets; marbled paper doublures.

Physical Characteristics

File Count
474

Institutional Information

Collection
Manuscripts of the Islamic World
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/ed3c3f9e-5bab-4353-a1df-229a604a01a3/manifest