Title: Kharīdat al-ʻajāyib wa-farīdat al-gharāyib
Description: Incomplete copy of an Ottoman Turkish translation of a work on geographical places, plants and animals; ends abruptly at the beginning of "faṣl fī al-buqūl al-ṣighār". Text commissioned by Osman Shah bin İskender Paşa. The first two leaves are in Arabic. Worm damage in the gutter and lower, outer corner, text mostly unaffected. The copy is in several different hands.
Subjects: Arab Geography, Early works to 1800, Natural history, Pre-Linnean works, Turkish Manuscripts