Title: Tuḥfat al-ʻirfān
Description: A commentary on 100 verses of Tuḥfe-yi Şāhidī with discussion of poetic meter, lexicons and explanation of difficulties. A long preface by Muḥammed Muṣīb al-șehir bi-Narḫīzāde in which he describes his travels around the Eastern Mediterranean and how he came to find out about Şāhidī and his poetry introduces the work.
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation, Turkish poetry, Turkish Manuscripts
People: Şahidî İbrahim Dede (1470-1550)
Time periods: 16th century