Poetry). Ottoman Turkish Poetry.

Ottoman Turkish Poetry. An untitled manuscript anthology.

      - An untitled manuscript anthology, being a personal selection of the scribe’s favorite poems (i.e. a mecmu’a) in Ottoman Turkish. 90 leaves; 205 x 97 mm; in original blind-stamped, brown leather binding. Divani script, mainly black, with less frequent red ink. Complied by an Ottoman Turk, probably in the late17thor early 18th century,as a kind of poetical commonplace book. The scribe remains anonymous. Most of the poems themselves do not have indication of authorship, but a number are identifiable by having the author’s name embedded in the poetical text. The great poet Baki (1526-1600) is an example. Several poetic genres are represented in this manuscript, including mystical Sufi poems. [Attributes: Soft Cover]