Book of predictions : manuscript, 1785-1812
- Holding institution:
- Harvard University's Libraries and Museums
- Data provider:
- Harvard University Library
- Title:
- Book of predictions : manuscript, 1785-1812
- Creator:
- Mehmed Sadık, Müneccimbaşı-zâde
محمد صادق، منجم باشي زاده، - Description:
- Title supplied by cataloger.25 x 18-20 cm.Written in naskh script, 23 lines per page, in black with rubrics and Qurʼanic verses in red or red overlined. Text framed within a thin red line. Section listing monthly predictions divided into four boxes with red lines, text often spills over beyond the boxes. Catchwords.Light-cream thin paper. Some pages have European watermarks. Several folios stuck together, water stains. Some pages have worm-eaten spots. Large section on upper right mice-eaten. Binding in poor condition, cover almost separated from volume. Boards have some leftover parts of their blue cover paper. Spine covered in leather with 19th-century ornamentation. Green-red marbled paper as endpaper. Holograph copy.MS Turk 46. Houghton Library, Harvard University.In Ottoman Turkish.
- Language:
- Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928)
- Type:
- text
text
Early works - Type (Narrower):
- Books
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Astrology, Turkish
- Geographic region:
- Turkey
- Identifier:
- 612815943
- Format:
- volume