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Country

Turkey

City

Istanbul

Institution

Fatih Millet Ktp.

Collection

Ali Emiri Koleksiyonu Şeriyye

Shelfmark

565

Contents

Aʿcebü’l-ʿacāyib (Maḥmūd b. Ḳaḍı Manyas, fl. 15th century)

Author

Maḥmūd b. Ḳaḍı Manyas, fl. 15th century

ﻣﺣﻤﻮﺩﺏ ﻗﺎﺿﻲ ﻣﺎﻧﻴﺎﺱ

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Manyasoġlı Maḥmūd

ﻣﺎﻧﻴﺎﺱ ﺍﻭﻏﻟﻲ ﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩ

Mahmûd bin Kādı̂-i Manyâs, active 15th century (authorised)

Mahmûd bin Kādı̂-i Manyâs, 15th cent (variant)

Mahmûd bin Kādı̂ Mı̂nyâsi, active 15th century (variant)

Mahmut bin Kadi-yi Manyas, active 15th century (variant)

Manyâsoğlu, Mahmud, active 15th century40 (variant)

Meynâsoğlu, Mahmud, active 15th century (variant)

Mikyâsoğlu, Mahmud, active 15th century (variant)

Muhammed bin Kādı̂-i Meynâs, active 15th century (variant)

Biographical notes

An Ottoman intellectual who lived during the reign of Murad II (r.1421-1451). He was born in Manyas where his father served as judge. He grew up in Skopje and completed his education here, as well as some of his works. He later moved to Edirne, where he taught at various madrasa. He died in Edirne. His dates of birth and death are unknown.Maḥmūd b. Kadī-i Manyas was versed in the Islamic sciences and had a keen interest in occult sciences. He was fluent in Arabic and Persian, and composed poetry in both languages, as well as in Turkish.

Title

Aʿcebü’l-ʿacāyib

ﺍﻋﺠﺐ ﺍﻟﻌﺠﺎﻳﺐ

Notes

The alternative title of Aʿcebü’l-ʿucāb appears more commonly in the manuscripts, although secondary sources prefer the title of Aʿcebü’l-ʿacāyib. This prose work consists of eleven chapters, concerning the following subjects: Chapter 1 and 2: Matters of religious law; Chapter 3: Mathematical calculations (This chapter is considered as the first Ottoman arithmetics book); Chapter 4: Different types of mathematical calculation; Chapter 5: The benefits of minerals and animal foods; Chapter 6: Compounds made of plants and animal products as well as their secrets; Chapter 7: Astronomical and astrological calculations; Chapter 8: Virtues of the Surahs in the Qur’an; Chapter 9: Prayer; Chapter 10: The most beautiful names of God; Chapter 11: The secrets of letters

The work is composed in 841 AH [1438 CE].

The place of composition is Skopje.

Main language of text

Turkish

Bibliography

Editions

Çubukcu, Zeynep. "Manyaslı Mahmud, Acaibü'l-üccâb."." Master’s Thesis, Hacettepe Üniversitesi, n.d..

Studies

Mahmûd b. Kâdî-i Manyâs, . Gülistan Tercümesi: Giriş-İnceleme-Metin-Sözlük. Edited by Özkan, Mustafa. Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları, 1992, 17-19.

Özkan, Mustafa. "Manyasoğlu Mahmud." TDVİA. 28 2003.

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Bibliothèque Nationale de France 203

Fatih Millet Ktp. 566

Gazi Husrev Library 1423

İstanbul Üniversitesi Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Bölümü Seminer Kitaplığı 4460

İstanbul Üniversitesi Nadir Eserleri Ktp. 1801

Süleymaniye Yazma Eser Kütüphanesi 522

Nuruosmaniye Yazma Eser KÜtüphanesi 4695

Süleymaniye Yazma Eser Kütüphanesi 671

Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi Ktp. 4052

Physical Description

Number of folios

I+59 ff.

Columns

1

Ruled lines

17

History

Date of copy

19th. century

Provenance

Ownership seal and record belonging to Ḥasan b. Ḫalīl Paşa, dated 1265 AH [1848-1849 CE].