The birth notes written on the backs and covers of manuscripts are one of the most important textual anomalies in codicology. This is due to the dates of birth that are proven and documented, which were equivalent to birth certificates in the Ottoman era. Through them, what is stated in biographies regarding the dates of births of scholars can be corrected. Despite this, the study of birth notes was not given the proper importance. Rather, it was overlooked by scholars who focused, when studying the material aspects of the manuscript, especially when studying the outliers of the text, by studying what was mentioned on the versoes and covers of manuscripts, such as: waqf, abrogation, ijaza, sama’, reading, and others. They covered the study of birth notes. Anyone who browses the Arabic library will find only a small amount of information on this topic, and if it exists, it is only a hint without elaboration or depth.
The study deals with a group of birth notes contained on the backs and covers of manuscripts in the Ottoman era from various libraries in Turkey, Qatar, and the Vatican. It follows the descriptive and analytical approach by examining these twenty entries, whose language ranges between Arabic, Persian and Turkish, and presenting them according to their dates from oldest to newest. Without considering the date of its copying, what is important is to take into account the date of the birth text itself. As for the analytical study, which was dealt with in terms of form, then the analytical study of its contents, knowledge of its types, and an attempt to reach that it is a method for proving and notes births followed in the Ottoman era. The percentage of some of the elements included in the notes was calculated and represented graphically.
Faeza Hassan Abd El-Aziz Mahfouz, F. H. A. E., محمود, . . ., & الخضرى, . . . . . (2023). Birth notes on manuscripts in the Ottoman era "A study in form and content". Journal of Qena Faculty of Arts, 32(58), 1021-1098. doi: 10.21608/qarts.2023.248779.1801
MLA
Faeza Hassan Abd El-Aziz Faeza Hassan Abd El-Aziz Mahfouz; عاطف سعد محمد محمود; علاء الدين بدوى محمود محمد الخضرى. "Birth notes on manuscripts in the Ottoman era "A study in form and content"", Journal of Qena Faculty of Arts, 32, 58, 2023, 1021-1098. doi: 10.21608/qarts.2023.248779.1801
HARVARD
Faeza Hassan Abd El-Aziz Mahfouz, F. H. A. E., محمود, . . ., الخضرى, . . . . . (2023). 'Birth notes on manuscripts in the Ottoman era "A study in form and content"', Journal of Qena Faculty of Arts, 32(58), pp. 1021-1098. doi: 10.21608/qarts.2023.248779.1801
VANCOUVER
Faeza Hassan Abd El-Aziz Mahfouz, F. H. A. E., محمود, . . ., الخضرى, . . . . . Birth notes on manuscripts in the Ottoman era "A study in form and content". Journal of Qena Faculty of Arts, 2023; 32(58): 1021-1098. doi: 10.21608/qarts.2023.248779.1801
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