Bookbindings Bearing the Signature of Mehmed al-Sharīf and Their Decorative Characteristics

Fatma Şeyma Boydak

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Bookbindings Bearing the Signature of Mehmed al-Sharīf and Their Decorative Characteristics

Authors:

Fatma Şeyma Boydak

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Journal:

Art-Sanat Issue 19, pp.79-101

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

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2001283658

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2148-3582

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 Bookbinding is a covering, usually made of leather-encased cardboard, for holding book pages or various magazines together, and the person who performs this art is called a bookbinder. The subject of this article involves the bindings bearing the signature of the Seljuk bookbinder Mehmet al-Sharīf and the decorative features of these bindings. As a result of the research made in the manuscript libraries and the literature on this field, a total of eight bindings have been found bearing the signature of Mehmed al-Sharīf TPML A.465 and 2334, Yusuf Aga ML 191, Sulaymaniyah ML Mahmud Pasha 237 and Turhan Valide Sultan 253, Vahit Pasha ML 1169 and 1175, VA Museum. Signature seals can be found on the corners of the bindings, in the middle of the covers, on the fore-edge flap, or on the envelope flap. The seals are circular with diameters of 5 mm, and bearing the name of Mehmed Mohammad within the seal; they are placed at the top of the text line due to respect for the name of the Prophet Mohammed pbuh. The lower part of the seal has the phrase al-Sharīf. When examining the bindings, Mehmed al-Sharīf is seen to have continued the construction and decorative style of the Anatolian Seljuk binding. When considering the two examples TPML A.2334 dated 6541256 and TPML A.465 dated 6991299, Mehmed al-Sharīf is identified as having been a Seljuk-period bookbinder who produced works in the second half of the 13th century at the latest.

 Bookbinding is a covering, usually made of leather-encased cardboard, for holding book pages or various magazines together, and the person who performs this art is called a bookbinder. The subject of this article involves the bindings bearing the signature of the Seljuk bookbinder Mehmet al-Sharīf and the decorative features of these bindings. As a result of the research made in the manuscript libraries and the literature on this field, a total of eight bindings have been found bearing the signature of Mehmed al-Sharīf TPML A.465 and 2334, Yusuf Aga ML 191, Sulaymaniyah ML Mahmud Pasha 237 and Turhan Valide Sultan 253, Vahit Pasha ML 1169 and 1175, VA Museum. Signature seals can be found on the corners of the bindings, in the middle of the covers, on the fore-edge flap, or on the envelope flap. The seals are circular with diameters of 5 mm, and bearing the name of Mehmed Mohammad within the seal; they are placed at the top of the text line due to respect for the name of the Prophet Mohammed pbuh. The lower part of the seal has the phrase al-Sharīf. When examining the bindings, Mehmed al-Sharīf is seen to have continued the construction and decorative style of the Anatolian Seljuk binding. When considering the two examples TPML A.2334 dated 6541256 and TPML A.465 dated 6991299, Mehmed al-Sharīf is identified as having been a Seljuk-period bookbinder who produced works in the second half of the 13th century at the latest.

 Bookbinding is a covering, usually made of leather-encased cardboard, for holding book pages or various magazines together, and the person who performs this art is called a bookbinder. The subject of this article involves the bindings bearing the signature of the Seljuk bookbinder Mehmet al-Sharīf and the decorative features of these bindings. As a result of the research made in the manuscript libraries and the literature on this field, a total of eight bindings have been found bearing the signature of Mehmed al-Sharīf TPML A.465 and 2334, Yusuf Aga ML 191, Sulaymaniyah ML Mahmud Pasha 237 and Turhan Valide Sultan 253, Vahit Pasha ML 1169 and 1175, VA Museum. Signature seals can be found on the corners of the bindings, in the middle of the covers, on the fore-edge flap, or on the envelope flap. The seals are circular with diameters of 5 mm, and bearing the name of Mehmed Mohammad within the seal; they are placed at the top of the text line due to respect for the name of the Prophet Mohammed pbuh. The lower part of the seal has the phrase al-Sharīf. When examining the bindings, Mehmed al-Sharīf is seen to have continued the construction and decorative style of the Anatolian Seljuk binding. When considering the two examples TPML A.2334 dated 6541256 and TPML A.465 dated 6991299, Mehmed al-Sharīf is identified as having been a Seljuk-period bookbinder who produced works in the second half of the 13th century at the latest.

 Cilt, kitap veya çeşitli mecmuaları muhafaza etmek için genellikle deri kaplı mukavvadan yapılan kaptır. Bu sanatı icra eden sanatkârlara ise mücellit adı verilmektedir. Bu makalenin konusu, Selçuklu mücellidi Mehmet eş-Şerîfin imzalı ciltleri ve bu ciltlerin tezyînât özellikleridir. Yazma eser kütüphaneleri ve alana dair literatür içerisinde yapılan araştırmalar neticesinde, Mehmed eş-Şerîf imzalı toplam 8 cilt TSMK III. Ahmed: 465 ve 2334, Yusuf Ağa YEK: 191, Süleymaniye YEK Mahmud Paşa: 237 ve Turhan Valide Sultan: 253, Vahit Paşa YEK: 1169 ve 1175, VA Museum tespit edilmiştir. İmza mühürlerine, ciltlerin köşebentlerinde, kapak ortalarında ya da sertâb ve mikleblerinde rastlanmaktadır. Mühür, 5 mm çapında dairevî formda olmakla birlikte mühürdeki Mehmed Muhammed ismi, Hz. Peygamber s.a.v.in adına duyulan hürmet sebebiyle istifin üst kısmına yerleştirilmiştir. Alt kısımda ise eş-Şerîf ibaresi vardır. Ciltler incelendiğinde Mehmed eş-Şerîfin Anadolu Selçuklu ciltlerinin yapım ve tezyînât kurgusunu devam ettirdiği görülmektedir. İstinsâh tarihli iki örnek 6541256 tarihli TSMK A. 2334 ve 6991299 tarihli TMSK A. 465 dikkate alındığında Mehmed eş-Şerîfin en geç 13. yüzyılın ikinci yarısı itibariyle eser üreten bir Selçuklu devri mücellidi olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

Article Details

Bookbindings Bearing the Signature of Mehmed al-Sharīf and Their Decorative Characteristics

Authors:

Fatma Şeyma Boydak

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Journal:

Art-Sanat Issue 19, pp.79-101

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001283658

pISSN:

2148-3582

Seljuk Bookbinding Art

Mehmed al-Sharīf

Bookbinder

Seal

Decoration

Selçuklu Cilt Sanatı

Mehmed eş-Şerif

Mücellit

Mühür

Bezeme

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Article Details

Authors: Fatma Şeyma Boydak

Publisher: Istanbul University

Journal: Art-Sanat Issue 19, pp.79-101

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2023

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001283658

pISSN: 2148-3582

Issues

Authors:

Fatma Şeyma Boydak

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Journal:

Art-Sanat Issue 19, pp.79-101

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001283658

pISSN:

2148-3582