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Lot Essay
Genealogical manuscripts (silsilename) in the form of a scroll or a book were popular in the Ottoman period. Although generally classed as genealogies they in fact do not function strictly as such. They usually begin with an account of the Prophet Muhammad, followed by a history of the world from Adam to the reigning Ottoman sultan which in our example is Sultan Sulayman the Magnificent.
For a similar example sold in these Rooms see, 8 October 2015, lot 116, and Sotheby’s, London, 9 April 2008, lot 29. See also more recently, Sotheby's, London, 9 October 2013, lot 56.
For a similar example sold in these Rooms see, 8 October 2015, lot 116, and Sotheby’s, London, 9 April 2008, lot 29. See also more recently, Sotheby's, London, 9 October 2013, lot 56.