[Incomplete manuscript of the Ottoman Turkish translation of ʻAjāʼib al-makhlūqāt of Qazwīnī]

Manuscript. Ms. lacks t.p. and an undetermined number of pages at the beginning. Scribe not identified. Written in Turkey. Paper; polished, light cream color laid paper with no visible chain lines or watermarks; text enclosed in ruled borer of one thin black and one thick gold line; black ink with rurication; catchwords. Naskh; 17 lines in written area 18 x 9.5 cm. Profusely illustrated with quarter, half and full page miniatures; charts and tables in red, with black lettering. Fol. 1a-149b. Library of Congress. Turkish manuscript, 185. Binding green calf with elaborate gold borders on inside of covers; dark green linen endpapers. Turkish Arabic script. Near East 39/41