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ACQUISITIONS OF 2000-2 (Or. 26.254, cont., 26.255, 26.256)

and edges; a label with a distich is pasted on the outer front-board; glazed white paper without watermarks; 85 folios, with original numbers in red; ff. 54,72, 76- 8, 84 have been (partly) cut off (51 is counted twice); 275x194 mm; various nk‘a hands; headings, rubrics and some verses in red; without a date or name of a copyist (but cf. above). A note in pencil: ‘Istanbul 1971, verzameling Turkse liedjes’, is found on the inner front-board. Acquired from Dr Menno Hekker; registered in December 2002.

Cod.Or. 26.255 A collection of songs This undated collection contains $arkis and sema'is, with indications of various makams. Occasionally an author is mentioned: ibrahlm Efendi (2a, 2b, 7a, 8a); Re’if Efendi (2a); §akir Efendi (6a); and Dede [Efendi] (8b). Rebound in two sheets of pale green paper; pale blue paper without watermarks; 8 folios; 240x160 mm; irregular, partly slanting, nk'a in two columns; rubrics in (dusted) gold, red and blue; some verses in red and blue; multiple borders in pencil; without a date or name of a copyist. A note in pencil: ‘Istanbul 1971’, is found on the inside of the second front-cover. Acquired from Dr Menno Hekker; registered in December 2002.

Cod.Or. 26.256 A collection of songs This undated collection is divided into sections (fast) devoted to various makams. The songs are indicated as §arki, nakarat, sema'i, and türkC. The collection is preceded by a survey of the rhythms (with patterns indicated, e.g., dim teke diim teke teke diim etc.) of eleven makams. Occasionally authors are mentioned: Rifat Efendi (p. 12); Dede [Efendi] (pp. 14, 57); ibrahlm Beg Efendi (pp. 17, 25, 43); Latlf Aga (pp. 17, 45, 78); Niko[go]s Aga (pp. 21, 22, 37); ‘ismet Aga (p. 23); Sermed (p. 24); Ha§im Beg (p. 26); ‘AbdulhamTd Han (p. 45); ‘All Aga (p. 50); Ttrï (p. 52); Sa'dullah (p. 54); and Salime Beg (p. 61).