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Short account of Ḥaleb (modern Aleppo) a city in Asia Minor, containing praises of its beauties., 1581.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.18.7.3(ii)

Scope and Contents

The manuscript is written in good Naskh by probably the same scribe as that of the Jâmi‘ al-Kamâlat, with which it is bound together. The manuscript written on tinted paper, with gold filled periods, and is dated circa A.H.999 (A.D.1581). It begins: ‘Praise be to God who adorned this sovereign land with the luminescence of gold and imparted His Supreme Glorious Grace…’

Dates

  • Creation: 1581.

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Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

1 Volumes ; 8½ x 5½ inches.

Language of Materials

Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928)

Arrangement

15 lines each 2¾ inches long.

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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