The sultanate of Murād III (1574-1595) was an era of artistic advancement in terms of book production. Twin books titled Maṭāliʻü’s-saʻāde (Paris BnF Suppl. Turc 242 & New York Morgan M. 788), as a compendium that includes astrology, physiognomy, oneiromancy and prognostication, is one of the products of this period. Alongside the impact of apocalyptic excitements and of social-political dynamics on contemporary literary genres and book arts, this study also considers the commission of the Maṭāliʻü’s-saʻāde manuscripts in relation to the image-making process of the sultan Murād III. Twin copies of the Maṭāliʻü’s-saʻāde are dedicated to the daughters of the sultan, whereby both princesses are directly mentioned with their names in these manuscripts. Thus, the attribution of the books to the sultan’s daughters can be explored as a sign of Ottoman royal women’s interests in occult tradition.
Künye
Kitabın Adı: |
The Twin Books For Two Ottoman Princesses: An Examination on the Matali’ü-Sa’adet Manuscripts (1582) |
Yazan: |
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Dizi Adı: |
Sanat Tarihi: 1 |
Yayın Yılı: |
2023 |
Sayfa: |
293 |
Ebat: |
13,5 x 21 cm. |
Kağıt: |
1ci hamur |
Kapak: |
Nedim Bali |
Cilt/Kapak: |
250 gr. Mat, Amerikan Bristol, 4 renk |
ISBN/Barkod: |
9786258472684 |
İÇİNDEKİLER
ABBREVATIONS ........................................................................................ 7
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ......................................................................... 9
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION ....................................... 11
1.1. Primary Sources ................................................................................ 23
1.2 Secondary Sources ............................................................................ 33
CHAPTER 2
THE REIGN OF MURAD III:
OCCULT & ASTROLOGICAL CONTENT IN THE ILLUSTRATED
OTTOMAN MANUSCRIPTS ................................... 39
2.1 Research on Astrology (İlm-i Nücum) (1575-1580) ..................... 41
2.2 The Golden Age of Illustrated Manuscripts ................................ 55
CHAPTER 3
CONTEMPORARY OTTOMAN ROYAL
WOMEN AND THEIR INTEREST IN
OCCULT SCIENCES .................................... 85
3.1 Contemporary Ottoman Royal Women and
Occult Activities in the Imperial Harem ....................................... 87
3.1.1 Talismanic Shirts and Prognostication .................................. 94
3.1.2 Oneiromancy: Dream Interpretation .................................... 97
3.2 Daughters of Murad III and Safiye Sultan ................................ 102
3.3 Occult Books in the Waqf Libraries of the Royal Women:
Waqf Libraries of Nurbanu Sultan and İsmihan Sultan ........ 112
CHAPTER 4
MATÂLİʻÜ’S-SAʿÂDET (ASCENSION OF FELICITY):
QUESTIONS OF VISUAL TRANSLATION ............. 121
4.1 The Sections that are Absent in the Kitâbu’l-Bulhân
(Bodleian Or. 133) and Present in the Matâliʻü’s-Saʻâdet Copies
(Morgan M. 788, Paris Suppl. Turc. 242) .................................. 123
4.2 The Sections that are Absent in the Matâliʻü’s-Saʻâdet Copies
(Morgan M. 788, Paris Suppl. Turc. 242) .................................. 127
4.3 Stylistic Differences between the Illustrations of the
Two Copies of the Matâliʻü’s-Sa‘âdet
(Paris, Supl. Turc. 242 and Morgan M. 788) ............................. 130
4.4 Iconographical and Stylistic Differences between the
Illustrationsofthe Kitâbu’l-Bulhân and the
Matâliʻü’s-Saʻâdet 138
4.5 Paintings for Prognostication (Bodleian Or. 133, fol. 35v-50v;
Suppl. Turc. fol. 75v-85v; M. 788, fol.74r-83v) ......................... 149
CHAPTER 5
CONCLUSION ....................................... 163
APPENDICES .......................................................................................... 171
BIBLIOGRAPHY .................................................................................... 213
INDEX ...................................................................................................... 233
