Ahmet Asim's translation of a Persian dictionary
Tibyan-i nafi-yi tercüme-yi Bürhan-i kati.
Bulaq (Cairo), Daruttibaa-yi Misir, [1835 CE =] 1251 H.
Folio (222 x 335 mm). 642 pp. Contemporary full calf, covers ruled and with florla central medallions. Ms. title to lower edge.
€ 800.00
Ottoman Turkish translation of the famous Persian dictionary "Tibyan-i nafi-yi tercüme-yi Bürhan-i kati" (also written "Terjume-i Burhan-i qati'") by Muhammad Husayn ibn Khalaf Tabrizi Burhan (1600-51). Translated from Persian into Turkish by Ahmet Asim (1757-1819), a well-known Ottoman author, politician, and prolific translator who also penned works on Ottoman history.
Wants two leaves of preliminaries. Text generally bright and clean.
References
Özege 20997. OCLC 18997551.
