Research Library
Read, compare and find the source.
An atlas of manuscripts and collections
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Explore Masnavi records in New York, Baltimore, Manchester and Paris. Record the institution, shelfmark, date, language and relevant book before comparing copies. A digital image, a catalog description and a translation offer different kinds of access to the same work.
This page is the international reading edition. You can also read the detailed Turkish original. Turkish original
Guides prepared using selected sources from Türkiye and international research institutions. Sources appear at the end of each guide.
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Fihi ma fih: from conversation to text
Read the discourses with their compilation and context in mind.
Read the guide →Dîvân-ı Kebîr’i nasıl okumalı?
Lirik şiirin akışını, şiir numarasını ve çeviri bilgisini izlemek.
Read the guide →Mektuplar ve yedi meclis
Mektûbât ile Mecâlis-i Seb‘a aynı türden metinler değildir.
Read the guide →Mesnevî, gazel ve rubâî: biçimi fark etmek
Şiirin yapısı, okuma biçimini de etkiler.
Read the guide →Explore world collections
Selected museum and library records. Catalog descriptions, digital images and full-text access vary by institution.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
An illuminated Masnavi dated 1488–1489: text and the art of the book.
Open collection record ↗Baltimore · USAThe Walters Art Museum
Illustrated Masnavi W.626, completed in India in 1663.
Open collection record ↗Manchester · UKUniversity of Manchester Library
Book Five of the Masnavi: Persian MS 254 and records of related volumes.
Open collection record ↗London · UKBritish Library
Delhi Persian 1104B: catalog records for annotated copies of Books Five and Six.
Open collection record ↗Paris · FranceBibliothèque nationale de France
The library’s article on a Masnavi copied in Turkey in 1646 (PDF).
Open collection record ↗İstanbul · TürkiyeTDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi
A reference article on the work, editions, translations and commentaries.
Open collection record ↗