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Lot Essay
This Qur'an section is signed by 'Abd al-Qadir bin Ramadan Efendi, the scribe from among the ranks of the silahdars (sword-bearers), pupil of 'Uthman Efendi known as Hafiz al-Qur'an, in Muharram of the year 1094 (December 1682-January 1683).
It is possible that this is by 'Abd al-Qadir Efendi Ramazanzade, a calligrapher and Ottoman bureaucrat. The future Sultan Ahmed III was born in his father Ramazan Efendi's house in Hacioglupazari on the Bulgarian border during Mehmed IV's campaign. Thanks to this, Ramazan Efendi entered the bureaucracy, becoming a defterdar (book-keeper in charge of the Treasury). His children likewise secured appointments, and 'Abd al-Qadir eventually became ra'is al-kuttab in 1716. This manuscript could date to the early stage of his career as a calligrapher and poet. After Shaykh Hamdullah, Hafiz 'Uthman (d.1698), our scribe's master, is the most celebrated Ottoman calligrapher, and is frequently referred to as sheyh-i sani (the second sheikh).
It is possible that this is by 'Abd al-Qadir Efendi Ramazanzade, a calligrapher and Ottoman bureaucrat. The future Sultan Ahmed III was born in his father Ramazan Efendi's house in Hacioglupazari on the Bulgarian border during Mehmed IV's campaign. Thanks to this, Ramazan Efendi entered the bureaucracy, becoming a defterdar (book-keeper in charge of the Treasury). His children likewise secured appointments, and 'Abd al-Qadir eventually became ra'is al-kuttab in 1716. This manuscript could date to the early stage of his career as a calligrapher and poet. After Shaykh Hamdullah, Hafiz 'Uthman (d.1698), our scribe's master, is the most celebrated Ottoman calligrapher, and is frequently referred to as sheyh-i sani (the second sheikh).