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1005 9 (26 August-22 November 1596) had 129 nakka§an and
thirty-nine mücellidan headed by the same artists. These two regis-
ters contained the largest number of salaried men in the history of
the Ehl-i Hiref. Membership in the society showed a decrease in the
ensuing years.
The charts below are based on the registers dated between 1526
and 1566, and list the artists in alphabetical order. Recorded under
the dated registers are their daily wages, given in akçes. The section
under Corps designates the groups to which they belonged, that is,
Rum for Rumiyan and Acem for Aceman; M is used for master and
A for apprentice. It should be noted that the divisions between Ru-
miyan and Aceman did not exist in 1526. The section on comments
includes their titles (serboluk, sernakkas,, ressam, nakkas,, and so
forth) together with information gathered from other sources, such
as dates of entry into the societies and gifts exchanged between the
sultan and the artists. Also included in this section is the informa-
tion published on the expenses accrued by the Topkapi Palace relat-
ing to Korans made for the Suleymaniye between 1552/1553 and
10
1555/1556; this document, marked with an asterisk (*), is trans-
lated in Appendix 2b.

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