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[ISLAMIC MAGIC / ROLL OF HAVASS / MANUSCRIPT / TALISMAN] [Tilsim – Havass] [i.e., A long Islamic talismanic scroll against the black magic, Genii, and the Devil]

[ISLAMIC MAGIC / ROLL OF HAVASS / MANUSCRIPT / TALISMAN] [Tilsim – Havass] [i.e., A long Islamic talismanic scroll against the black magic, Genii, and the Devil]
[MANUSCRIPT / THE BAHÂ’Î FAITH / MAGIC BY PRAYERS] [Evrâd-i Bahâiyye, fazileti ve havassi] [i.e., Prayers of Bahaism and virtues and spells]

[MANUSCRIPT / THE BAHÂ’Î FAITH / MAGIC BY PRAYERS] [Evrâd-i Bahâiyye, fazileti ve havassi] [i.e., Prayers of Bahaism and virtues and spells]
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[ARABIC MANUSCRIPT / MAGIC OF LETTERS] دور الى الولىّ الكامل و الفوث [i.e., Turn to the perfect guardian and the continuing ruler, our master Muhyi al-Din al-Arabi. May God sanctify the navel of the Mighty One and benefit us, oh soul, first and last]

[ARABIC MANUSCRIPT / MAGIC OF LETTERS] دور الى الولىّ الكامل و الفوث [i.e., Turn to the perfect guardian and the continuing ruler, our master Muhyi al-Din al-Arabi. May God sanctify the navel of the Mighty One and benefit us, oh soul, first and last]
[NORTHERN INDIA / ISLAM IN ASIA / INTERESTING MUHARRAM DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SHIITE COMMUNITIES OF UTTAR PRADESH] A small archive of historical letters and photographs from Muslim Northern India by...

[NORTHERN INDIA / ISLAM IN ASIA / INTERESTING MUHARRAM DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SHIITE COMMUNITIES OF UTTAR PRADESH] A small archive of historical letters and photographs from Muslim Northern India by...
[EARLY 17TH CENTURY OTTOMAN MANUSCRIPTS / TAKIYUDDIN’S SOLAR SYSTEM / ASTRONOMY] [Islamic manuscript majmua]

[EARLY 17TH CENTURY OTTOMAN MANUSCRIPTS / TAKIYUDDIN’S SOLAR SYSTEM / ASTRONOMY] [Islamic manuscript majmua]
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[MANUSCRIPT / ÉMIGRÉ TATARS / MUSLIMS IN JAPAN] Manuscript greetings on verso of Japanese greetings card by Tatar refugee and émigré in 1935

[MANUSCRIPT / ÉMIGRÉ TATARS / MUSLIMS IN JAPAN] Manuscript greetings on verso of Japanese greetings card by Tatar refugee and émigré in 1935
[MODERN MANUSCRIPT OTTOMAN CALENDAR & RUZNAMA] Yeni takvim-i Osmânî: Cülûs-i ma'den me'nûs-i hazret-i hilâfetpenâhî 11 Saban fî sene 1193 ve 19 Agustos sene 1292 velâdet-i bihberâ kiymet cenâb-i pâdisâhî, fî 14 Saban sene 1257 [i.e., New Ottoman calendar]

[MODERN MANUSCRIPT OTTOMAN CALENDAR & RUZNAMA] Yeni takvim-i Osmânî: Cülûs-i ma'den me'nûs-i hazret-i hilâfetpenâhî 11 Saban fî sene 1193 ve 19 Agustos sene 1292 velâdet-i bihberâ kiymet cenâb-i pâdisâhî, fî 14 Saban sene 1257 [i.e., New Ottoman calendar]
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[RICHLY ILLUSTRATED ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPTS] Mecmua’. [Islamic manuscript collection including more than thirty tractates on geography, mathematics, astronomy, astrology, magic, linguistics, literature of the Islamic world]

[RICHLY ILLUSTRATED ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPTS] Mecmua’. [Islamic manuscript collection including more than thirty tractates on geography, mathematics, astronomy, astrology, magic, linguistics, literature of the Islamic world]
[BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA & KOSOVO / OTTOMAN ADMINISTRATION] Draft and evaluation of the memorandum written by the Muslim Sanjak Council: the intensive administration and bureaucracy activities that the Ottoman Empire initiated in the region...

[BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA & KOSOVO / OTTOMAN ADMINISTRATION] Draft and evaluation of the memorandum written by the Muslim Sanjak Council: the intensive administration and bureaucracy activities that the Ottoman Empire initiated in the region...
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[RARE MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT OF THE CONVERSION TO ISLAM FROM THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION] Ogulin ahâlîsinden Brogovic Yure’nin ihtidâsina dâir. [i.e., On the conversion of Brogovic Yure from Ogulin]

[RARE MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT OF THE CONVERSION TO ISLAM FROM THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION] Ogulin ahâlîsinden Brogovic Yure’nin ihtidâsina dâir. [i.e., On the conversion of Brogovic Yure from Ogulin]
[RARE MANUSCRIPTS / THE AGRARIAN REFORM OF OTTOMAN BOSNIA 1840-1877] Bilingual huge early manuscript historical document in Serbo-Croatian (Cyrillic) and Ottoman Turkish (Arabic) documenting the detailed tax questions and between a Serbian land tenant...

[RARE MANUSCRIPTS / THE AGRARIAN REFORM OF OTTOMAN BOSNIA 1840-1877] Bilingual huge early manuscript historical document in Serbo-Croatian (Cyrillic) and Ottoman Turkish (Arabic) documenting the detailed tax questions and between a Serbian land tenant...
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[MANUSCRIPT SATIRIC MAGAZINE BY STUDENTS OF MILITARY MEDICINE / REGRESSION TO THE ARABIC LETTERS] Firlama: Esinti ve sarsintilara bagli, zamanla gayr-i mahdûd edebî, mizâhî mecmûadir. No. 1 (All published)

[MANUSCRIPT SATIRIC MAGAZINE BY STUDENTS OF MILITARY MEDICINE / REGRESSION TO THE ARABIC LETTERS] Firlama: Esinti ve sarsintilara bagli, zamanla gayr-i mahdûd edebî, mizâhî mecmûadir. No. 1 (All published)
[ARABIC MANUSCRIPT INCLUDING EARLY LITERARY COLLECTION] [Majmua] Hikâyât al-Jumjumanâma, Hikâyât al-qadi wa al-harâmi, selected writings from Suyuti, etc.

[ARABIC MANUSCRIPT INCLUDING EARLY LITERARY COLLECTION] [Majmua] Hikâyât al-Jumjumanâma, Hikâyât al-qadi wa al-harâmi, selected writings from Suyuti, etc.
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[ARABIA / ADEN / BRITAIN] ALS to Henry Labouchere, Secretary of State for the Colonies, [.] the Governor of Aden [.] the Imam of Muscat”, discussing [.] merchants asking for “Indian [.] European speculations” in the Gulf...

[ARABIA / ADEN / BRITAIN] ALS to Henry Labouchere, Secretary of State for the Colonies, [.] the Governor of Aden [.] the Imam of Muscat”, discussing [.] merchants asking for “Indian [.] European speculations” in the Gulf...
[MANUSCRIPT MAPS / IMPORTANT LEVANTINE PORT CITIES] Port de Smyrne [i.e., The Port of Smyrna] = Izmir Körfezi’nin iskandil haritasidir, 1909-1913.

[MANUSCRIPT MAPS / IMPORTANT LEVANTINE PORT CITIES] Port de Smyrne [i.e., The Port of Smyrna] = Izmir Körfezi’nin iskandil haritasidir, 1909-1913.
[PALESTINE & SINAI CAMPAIGN / MANUSCRIPTS / WW1] Hâtira: Bu rapor... “[i.e., Memoirs: This is the interview report prepared by the personnel affairs department that was registered to the army before going to the Sinai, Syrian and Palestine Front…]

[PALESTINE & SINAI CAMPAIGN / MANUSCRIPTS / WW1] Hâtira: Bu rapor... “[i.e., Memoirs: This is the interview report prepared by the personnel affairs department that was registered to the army before going to the Sinai, Syrian and Palestine Front…]
[MANUSCRIPT / THE MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC GUILDS] Kitab-i fütûvvetnâme [with] serh-i dua-yi On Iki Imam

[MANUSCRIPT / THE MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC GUILDS] Kitab-i fütûvvetnâme [with] serh-i dua-yi On Iki Imam
[ASTRONOMICAL MANUSCRIPT / SATURN] Teshîl-i Zuhâl: Isbû teshîlin faidesi budur ki ola Zuhâl’in merkez ve hasse ve avcunu istihrâc… [i.e., The benefit of this facilitating chart is that it gives the account of deviation and centre angles of Zuhal (Saturn)

[ASTRONOMICAL MANUSCRIPT / SATURN] Teshîl-i Zuhâl: Isbû teshîlin faidesi budur ki ola Zuhâl’in merkez ve hasse ve avcunu istihrâc… [i.e., The benefit of this facilitating chart is that it gives the account of deviation and centre angles of Zuhal (Saturn)
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[MANUSCRIPTS OF HANAFI SCHOOL / PILGRIMAGE / ARABIAN PENINSULA] Man’asik-i Hac. [i.e., The rites of pilgrimage]

[MANUSCRIPTS OF HANAFI SCHOOL / PILGRIMAGE / ARABIAN PENINSULA] Man’asik-i Hac. [i.e., The rites of pilgrimage]
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[MANUSCRIPT / TIME-KEEPING IN BOSNIA] An Ottoman rûznâme of Bosnia

[MANUSCRIPT / TIME-KEEPING IN BOSNIA] An Ottoman rûznâme of Bosnia
[FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OF THE SOVIET RUSSIA IN THE MIDDLE EAST] A rare manuscript document of “Rus Hariciyye-i Ticâret Bankasi” [i.e., The Russian Bank for Foreign Trade] about... and activities in Istanbul in the 1920s

[FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OF THE SOVIET RUSSIA IN THE MIDDLE EAST] A rare manuscript document of “Rus Hariciyye-i Ticâret Bankasi” [i.e., The Russian Bank for Foreign Trade] about... and activities in Istanbul in the 1920s
[MANUSCRIPT / OTTOMAN CAPPADOCIA EXPEDITION OF 1911 CHOLERA EPIDEMIC] Konya Sihhiye Müfettisligi'nin 16 Tesrinievvel 1327 tarihli mezkûr müfettislige takdim olunan rapordur ki 327 senesi Ürgüp'te zuhur eden koleraya dairdir...

[MANUSCRIPT / OTTOMAN CAPPADOCIA EXPEDITION OF 1911 CHOLERA EPIDEMIC] Konya Sihhiye Müfettisligi'nin 16 Tesrinievvel 1327 tarihli mezkûr müfettislige takdim olunan rapordur ki 327 senesi Ürgüp'te zuhur eden koleraya dairdir...
[FIRST MODERN ARMY OF THE IMPERIAL OTTOMAN] Historical autograph document sealed 'Hüsrev Mehmed' addressed to Serkâtib of Humayûn sealed 'Mustafa Nuri', about the formation of the first modern army of the Ottoman Empire

[FIRST MODERN ARMY OF THE IMPERIAL OTTOMAN] Historical autograph document sealed 'Hüsrev Mehmed' addressed to Serkâtib of Humayûn sealed 'Mustafa Nuri', about the formation of the first modern army of the Ottoman Empire
[AMERICAN SCHOOLS IN HARPUT] Historical autograph document on the inventory of post-war American schools and buildings and the non-Muslim population in the Harput Region

[AMERICAN SCHOOLS IN HARPUT] Historical autograph document on the inventory of post-war American schools and buildings and the non-Muslim population in the Harput Region