| Summary: | Fine copy of the collection of legal decisions (fetvas) by Ali Efendi (d.1692), followed by Tarjīḥ al-bayānāt, a work of fiqh in Arabic by Hisâlî Abdurrahman Çelebî bin Süleyman bin Eyüp Sârûhânî (d.1676) and Maruzat-ı Ebussuud, a collection of legal decisions (fetvas) issued by Abū al-Suʻūd al-ʻImādī (Ebussuud Efendi, d.1574) and sanctioned by Sultan Süleyman I (r.1520-1566). Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Library, Isl. Ms. 683 Origin: Lacks dated colophon paper, etc. suggests 18th century. Accompanying materials: a. Acquisitions slip from Yahuda -- b. Inventory cataloguing slip in hand of Winifred Smeaton Thomas. Former shelfmark: From verso of front flyleaf "IL 362" (likely supplied by Yahuda, see acquisitions slip). Binding: Boards covered in dark purple cloth with black leather over spine (quarter binding) Western style binding pastedowns and flyleaves in paper printed with floral / landscape design in shades of blue, tan, olive green, and white upper and lower covers carry embossed central ornament (oval scrollwork design) raised bands on spine, accented with stamped (turquoise-colored onlays) bands and floral motifs sewn in white thread, five stations, stab sewn as well stuck-on endbands in black and yellow overall in fairly good condition with minor abrasion and staining. Support: European laid paper with 11 laid lines per cm. (horizontal), chain lines spaced 22-24 mm. apart (vertical), and watermarks of crown above grapes (see p.20, 24, etc.) alternating with "P S" (see p.22, 26, etc.), thin though sturdy, well-burnished, dark cream to beige in color some foxing, staining and tide lines. Decoration: Illuminated headpiece (ʻunwān / sarlawḥ) at opening on p.10 consisting of rectangular piece with empty gold cartouche flanked by lavender floral motifs surmounted by scalloped semi-circular piece (dome) filled with swirling floral vegetal motifs in lavender, pink, salmon, white, etc. on a gold ground, entire piece surmounted by vertical stalks (tīgh) in blue and red and set in a well of pink with red accents written area of incipit and facing page surrounded by gold frame, elsewhere written area (including margin) surrounded by red rule-border keywords, section headings and abbreviation symbols (mainly two-teeth stroke over keywords) rubricated grid of table of contents outlined in red textual dividers in the form of gold discs on incipit and facing page overlining in red. Script: Nastaʻlīq (talik) two elegant Turkish hands opening two works in an elegant nastaʻlīq (talik), characteristically serifless with effect of tilt to the right and of words descending to baseline, elongation of horizontal strokes, letterforms characteristic of nastaʻlīq (talik) final work in another nastaʻlīq (talik) similar to the first hand but with greater effect of words descending to baseline, thicker line and exaggerated thickness of horizontal strokes. Layout: Written in 29 lines per page frame-ruled. Collation: i, IV (8), V (18), V+1 (29), 23 V(259), i chiefly quinions fol.110-111 and 112-113 bound in reverse order catchwords present foliation in black ink, Hindu-Arabic numerals pagination in pencil, Western numerals (includes flyleaves). Incipit: [Fetava-yi Ali Efendi] "الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلوة والسلام على سيدنا محمد واله كتاب الطيبين الطاهرين الطهارة [الطيبين الطاهرين كتاب الطهارة] زيد جنب ايكن ذكر وتسبيح والصلوة على النبى ايتمك جائز اولورمى الجواب اولور ." [Tarjīḥ al-bayānāt] "الحمد لله عظيم البرهان وعميم الاحسان . فان افقر عباد الله السبحان عبد السيد الرحمن بن سليمان الشهير بخصالى بين الاجناب والاخوان قد اختصر هذا الرسالة بحسب الامكان في الكتب المعتبرة البيان ." [Maruzat-ı Ebussuud] "الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلوة والسلام على سيدنا خاتم النبيين وعلى اله وصحبه اجمعين اما بعد سعادتلى وفضيلتلى ومروتلى سلطانم حضرتلرينه عرض داعى منشالرى بو در كه بوندن اقدم مرحوم سيخ الاسلام . حضرت ابو السعود ." Title supplied by cataloguer. Ms. codex. 7. p.519-520 : [assorted excerpts]. 6. p.504-p.518 : [Maruzat-ı Ebussuud] / Ebussuud Efendi. 5. p.482-p.503 : Tarjīḥ al-bayānāt / ʻAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Sulaymān, al-shahīr bi-Khilāṣī. 4. p.478-p.481 : [blank]. 3. p.10-p.477 : Fetava-yi Ali Efendi / Ali Efendi Çatalcalı. 2. p.8-p.9 : [blank]. 1. p.3-p.7 : [added contents listing and table of contents]. Brit.Mus.cat.Turk.mss., Ḥājjī Khalīfah. Kashf al-ẓunūn, Brockelmann, C. GAL, Ḥājjī Khalīfah. Kashf al-ẓunūn, Fine copy of the collection of legal decisions (fetvas) by Ali Efendi (d.1692), followed by Tarjīḥ al-bayānāt, a work of fiqh in Arabic by Hisâlî Abdurrahman Çelebî bin Süleyman bin Eyüp Sârûhânî (d.1676) and Maruzat-ı Ebussuud, a collection of legal decisions (fetvas) issued by Abū al-Suʻūd al-ʻImādī (Ebussuud Efendi, d.1574) and sanctioned by Sultan Süleyman I (r.1520-1566). Mode of access: Internet. Acquired in 1926 from the bookseller Isaac Benjamin S.E. Yahuda via purchase transacted on his behalf by Abraham Shalom Yahuda (1877-1951), his younger brother. Extensive glosses occasional marginal corrections.
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