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Goobi
Historical calendar (Taqwim-i tarikhi), with astrological advice and a world map.
Codex (unbound), ink, colours and gold on paper, 18 folios, Turkish text in naskh script, with headings in thuluth, and tables, diagrams and maps throughout, Historical Calendar (Taqwim-i tarikhi, taqwim fi al-ahkam), dedicated to un-named court figure (fol. 1r), with chronological tables (fols. 1v-3r), table listing the caliphs' regnal dates (fols. 3v-4r), table listing the ancient kings of Iran (fols. 4v-5r), table of auguries (ikhtiyarat) for the moon in conjuction with the planets (fols. 5v-7r, 8r-v), diagram of the lunar phases (fol. 7v), tables on interpreting body convulsions (fols. 9r-10r, 17v), tables on auspicious actions for each of the 28 lunar mansions (fols. 10v-11r), table of omens recorded by the sages (fol. 11v-12r), account of the world's 7 Climes with world map (fol. 12v-13r), table of auspicious actions for each of the 12 Zodiac constellations, tables of dream auguries for each day of the month (fol. 14v), table on blood-letting for each day of the month, table of lucky and unlucky actions according to the months of the year (fol.15v-16r), account of the 7 world Climes with circular diagram of qibla direction from different locations (fol. 16v), instructions on locating the Eight Stars constellation (shukur-yuldu, or sekiz-yulduz) and circular diagram of auspicious actions (fol. 17r), account of auspicious meaning of viewing a rainbow, with diagram according to the month and direction of the rainbow's appearance (fol. 18r), unknown author, composed during the reign of Ottoman sultan Murat II (r. 1421-51), dedicated to an unidentified figure (with titles Hisam al-milla wa'l-dunya wa'l-din Mu`in al-Islam), possibly Edirne, Turkey, c. 1430-1450.
Historical calendar (Taqwim-i tarikhi), with astrological advice and a world map
T 402
T_402
Turkish collection
Turkish (language)
Approved Category 2017/Manuscript/Codex
Approved Place 2018/Asia/Turkey/Edirne (province)/Edirne
Codex
Naskh script
1430-1450
1430
1450
true
Approved Material 2018/Organic/Plant (material)/Plant fibre/Paper (material)
Approved Material 2018/Materials/Colourant (material)/Pigment (material)
Approved Material 2018/Materials/Coating material/Ink (material)
Approved Material 2018/Inorganic/Metal (material)/Non-ferrous metal/Gold
Paper (material)
Pigment (material)
Ink (material)
Gold
FAIR
18
356 mm x 252 mm x 9 mm (height x width x depth)
scr
Unknown
Unknown
Edirne
probably
Illustration, f.1r
Illustration, f.7v
Illustration, f.12v
Illustration, f.13r
Illustration, f.16v
Illustration, f.17r
Illustration, f.18r
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