Keywords: Semsi Pasa - Two Works on Islamic Beliefs and Practices - Walters W665.jpg Walters manuscript W 665 is a codex comprising two works on Islamic beliefs and practices by the Ottoman writer Ahmet bin Muhammed Semsi Pasa died 988 AH/AD 1580 entitled Tercümet ül-Vikaye Translation of Vikaye and I'tikadiyat Beliefs as inscribed in the titlepieces on fols 2b and 29b respectively Both texts were copied in black Nasta'liq script in the 10th century AH/AD 16th On fol 2a is a note of approval by the famous Ottoman jurist Abu al-Su'ud Ebussuud Efendi died 982 AH/AD 1574 The first composition Tercümet ül-Vikaye is a versification of the well-known Hanafi compendium of law known as Wiqayat al-riwayah by Mahmud ibn Sadr al-Shari'ah al-Mahbubi active 7th century AH/AD 13th The brown leather binding has a central oval medallion with pendants and cornerpieces with arabesques on a gold ground 10th century AH/AD 16th century Ottoman ink and pigments on dark cream-colored laid paper covered in brown leather with gold and light brown endpapers Folio cm 26 15 5 accession number W 665 33845 Abu al-Su'ud Muhammad Abu al-Su'ud Efendi died 982 AH/AD 1574 date and mode of acquisition unknown approbation recommendation note on fol 2a in Arabic signed by Abu al-Su'ud Muhammad erased seal underneath with the number 712 note on fol 1a on right mentions that the work was submitted to Abu al-Su'ud al-haqir for approval imza 'Abd al-Qadir al-Baghdadi date and mode of acquisition unknown quotations from Khizanat al-adab probably by 'Abd al-Qadir al-Baghdadi dated 1180 AH/AD 1766-1777 and signed Rasmi Hasan Bey-zâde târîhi date and mode of acquisition unknown quotations from Khizanat al-adab probably by Hasan Bey-zâde târîhi dated 1180 AH/AD 1766-1777 and signed Tarikh-i Hasan Begzade Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters The Cross and the Crescent Books from the Ottoman Age The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2003 place of origin Turkey Walters Art Museum license 3D Islamic manuscripts in the Walters Art Museum Åžemsi Pasha Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review |