Ali Emiri Efendi and his world: Fermans, berats, calligraphies, books. A selection from the Millet Manuscript Library Ali Emiri Efendi ve Dünyası: Fermanlar, beratlar, hatlar, kitaplar. Millet Yazma Eser Küıüphanesi'nden bir seçme
[Exhibition catalogue]
Editor: Ekrem Işın
Istanbul: Pera Museum, 2010
293 p. 2000 gr
Paperback New. 2nd Edition
In Turkish and Englis
If the cultural inheritance of past, particularly the fragile and perishable pieces of inheritance - such as books, documents, manuscripts or photographs-miraculously manage to survive until the present day, it is mostly through the efforts of a number of nameless heroes, who dedicate their entire lives to the collection, preservation and transmission of these objects to future generations. Thanks to these men, who recognize and appreciate their value, many priceless works of the past have withstood wars, destruction or natural disasters, transcending centuries to assume their places in today's contemporary museums and library collections. Ali Emîrî Efendi and His World exhibition hosted in both the galleries of the Pera Museum and of the İstanbul Research Institute, sought to explore the unconventional adventures of such a man. Through the imperial edicts, books and calligraphic works he excavated from the debris of a deteriorating empire, subsequently preserved and donated to the Millet Library, which he established. Alongside a selection of his personal belongings and documents, we encounter the persona of Ali Emîrî Efendi as a “culture man” and journey into a world he was passionately connected to.
CONTENTS
9 On the Luminous Path of an Unconventional Man of Culture... Suna & İnan Kıraç
11 A Heroic Lover of Books and Culture: Ali Emîrî Efendi Atilla Koç, Republic of Turkey Minister of Culture and Tourism
17 The Portrait of a Conervative in the Age of Ottoman Modernization: Ali Emîrî Efendi Ekrem Işın
34 The Library of Ali Emîrî Efendi Tûba Çavdar
45 Millet Library From the Republic Until Today Melek Gençboyacı
54 On Tuğra, Ferman ve Berat Mübahat S. Kütükoğlu
91 Catalogue
93 Fermans and Berats Uğur Derman
191 Kıt’as Uğur Derman
283 Books Uğur Derman
388 Ali Emîrî Chronology If the cultural inheritance of past, particularly the fragile and perishable pieces of inheritance - such as books, documents, manuscripts or photographs-miraculously manage to survive until the present day, it is mostly through the efforts of a number of nameless heroes, who dedicate their entire lives to the collection, preservation and transmission of these objects to future generations. Thanks to these men, who recognize and appreciate their value, many priceless works of the past have withstood wars, destruction or natural disasters, transcending centuries to assume their places in today's contemporary museums and library collections. Ali Emîrî Efendi and His World exhibition hosted in both the galleries of the Pera Museum and of the İstanbul Research Institute, sought to explore the unconventional adventures of such a man. Through the imperial edicts, books and calligraphic works he excavated from the debris of a deteriorating empire, subsequently preserved and donated to the Millet Library, which he established. Alongside a selection of his personal belongings and documents, we encounter the persona of Ali Emîrî Efendi as a “culture man” and journey into a world he was passionately connected to.
