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74. Over thirty copies of this text are known to exist. Since many arc un- 96. Grubc 1962b, no. 78; S. C. Welch 1972, fig. 2; and London 1976,
dated and their illustrations are careful copies of those in the original, it is no. 627. For a recent study of §ahkulu see Mahir 1986 where his style and
difficult to determine their chronological sequence. works are analyzed and dragons attributed to him illustrated in figs. 1-9.
75. These monuments arc clearly identified in Denny 1970. 97. See Atil 1986, fig. 7; see also Atil 1986, 52, n. 46 for other references.
76. See Atil 19735. For this and other peris attributed to §ahkulu see Mahir 1986, figs. 10-15.
77. Binney 1979, no. 12. For an early study of Nigari's life and works see 98. Dickson and Welch 1981, 95-117.
Ünver 1946; the artist's other works are published in Binney 1979, no. 11; 99. See, for instance, the drawings of a hatayi blossom and saz leaf, and a
Atil 1980, ills. 85-87; Welch and Welch 1982, no. 6; Istanbul 1983, E. 69; European man from another Istanbul album published in Istanbul 1983,
and Atil 1986, fig. 20. These include a hunting scene and the portraits of E. 177 and 178.
Süleyman, Barbaros Hayreddin Pa§a, and Selim II in the Topkapi Palace; an- 100. Denny 1983, pi. 17.
other portrait of Selim II in the Sadruddin Aga Khan Collection in Geneva; a 101. See, for instance, the c. 1578 door from the Harem published in Istan-
group portrait with several dignitaries accompanying a person identified as bul 1983, E. 150; and a pair of panels thought to have been made for the
Cenab Paca, and copies of the portraits of Francis I and Charles V in the Ed- Azhar Mosque in Cairo in the late 1590s, illustrated in Riyadh 1985, no. 78;
win Binney, 3rd Collection. The portraits of Barbaros Hayreddin, Francis I, and Sotheby's 1985a, no. 137.
and Cenab Pas,a bear inscriptions that include the name Nigari or Haydar.
102. It is also found in the album of Murad III. See Duda 1983, fig. 361.
78. For a study of this work sec Atil 1986. The document is translated in
Appendix 2A.
79. Fehcr 1976, pis. XXIX, XXX, XXXII-XXXIV, and XXXVI; and Atil 1986,
figs. 37 and 38.
80. See Cagrnan 1973; and Atil 1980, ill. 93. Upon the completion of the
manuscript Lokman received a bonus of 10,000 akçes; the salaries of Osman
and Ali were raised by two akçes and the same increase was given to the
calligraphier, illuminator, and bookbinder. This document, dated 1581, is
published in Çagman 1973, 415.
81. See Meredith-Owens 1962; Titley 1981, no. 49; and Frankfurt 1985,
vol. 2, no. 1/16a.
82. Volume 1, dated 1581, is in the Istanbul University Library; volume 2,
completed between 1592 and 1597, is in the Topkapi Palace (Stchoukine
1966, no. 45; and Istanbul 1983, E. 173 and 187 with full bibliography).
83. The first volume was completed in 1584/1585 and the second in 1587/
1588. Both arc in the Topkapi Palace. The first volume was published in
Anafarta 1969. For a complete bibliography see Istanbul 1983, E. 184.
84. There exist several versions of this text, some of which were appended
to include the later sultans. The earlier volumes, dated between 1579 and
1589, are in the Istanbul University Library (two copies), the Topkapi Palace
(three copies), and the British Library. See Atasoy 1972 and Titley 1981,
no. 46.
85. Also called the Silsilename (Book of genealogy), there exist three copies
of this work produced between 1583 and 1588; they are in the Museum of
Turkish and Islamic Arts, the Chester Beatty Library, and the Topkapi Palace.
These manuscripts arc published in Minorsky 1958, no. 414; Renda 1973
and 1976; Atil 1980, ill. 103; and Istanbul 1983, E. 180.
86. See Atil 1980, pi. 25; and Istanbul 1983, E. 174 and 175 with complete
bibliography.
87. The works of this fascinating man are discussed in Akalay 1979. See also
Atil 1980, ills. 97-101; and Istanbul 1983, E. 188-190 and 193.
88. See Atil 1978 for a discussion of his style. See also Atil 1980, pis. 30 and
31; and Istanbul 1983, E. 196.
89. These albums are discussed in Islamic Art 1981. There is a similar collec-
tion in Berlin, known as the "Diez Album," published in ipsjroglu 1964.
90. Another example in the Topkapi Palace shows Belgrade. See Sanat
1982, 81.
91. Banu Mahir, "Osmanh Rcsim Sanatinda 'Saz' Üslubu," Ph.D. diss., Uni-
versity of Istanbul, 1984, discusses the origin and development of this style.
92. This style is expertly analyzed in Denny 1983. See also Grube 1962a,
1962c, and 1962d; and S. C. Welch 1972 for earlier studies.
93. The earliest examples appear in the so-called Behram Mirza Album in
Istanbul, its preface written by Dost Muhammed in 1544/1545.
94. The most exquisite ones, showing the ultimate perfection of this style,
are in the album compiled for Murad III in 1572/1573. This album, which is
in Vienna, is published in Duda 1983, 109-160 and figs. 348-397.
95. This term was coined by Walter B. Denny. See Denny 1983.

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