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English: Ottoman Manuscript World Encyclopedia. Extraordinary privately assembled encyclopaedia, focused on Mecca as the Navel of the World. Written in manuscript in thin black and red pens in Ottoman language, it contains over 580 pages of manuscript in tiny characters, sometimes accompanied with charts, over 380 manuscript maps, made with extreme care in precision in colours and with gold and silver highlights, over 225 prints from magazines, books, atlases and other sources from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, often joined in collages and compositions with hand-drawn maps. The maps are made with a greatest precision in well planned configuration. The colours are carefully applied to give an instant effect of a modern data visualisation. The gilt highlights and small details in black ink express the author’s endless patience and dedication to the project. The manuscripts, maps and illustrations are tastefully and carefully joined together thematically in foldouts and pamphlets, bound together with linen or paper stripes or strings. Shorter subjects and uncut plates also appear as separate leaves. We could count 217 such separate units. The whole collection is housed in three charming boxes, possibly made by the author from commercial boxes and leftovers of the linen, which he used for drawings of some of the maps. The anonymous author, doubtless a Muslim intellectual, took the information from the contemporary sources and atlases and smartly combined them in his own unique compositions. He also often added his own annotations, colouring and keys to the prints, which he took from the books and magazines. The manuscripts give an impression of a coherent collection, which was probably never meant for a publication.
Français : Encyclopédie manuscrite ottomane du monde. Encyclopédie extraordinaire assemblée en privé, centrée sur La Mecque en tant que nombril du monde. Rédigé à la main dans de fins stylos noirs et rouges en langue ottomane, il contient plus de 580 pages manuscrites en minuscules caractères, parfois accompagnés de cartes, plus de 380 cartes manuscrites, réalisées avec un soin extrême dans la précision des couleurs et avec des rehauts d'or et d'argent, plus de 225 tirages de magazines, livres, atlas et autres sources de la fin du XIXe et du début du XXe siècles, souvent joints en collages et compositions avec des cartes dessinées à la main. Les cartes sont réalisées avec la plus grande précision dans une configuration bien pensée. Les couleurs sont soigneusement appliquées pour donner un effet instantané d'une visualisation de données moderne. Les rehauts dorés et les petits détails à l'encre noire expriment la patience et le dévouement sans fin de l'auteur au projet. Les manuscrits, les cartes et les illustrations sont soigneusement et soigneusement réunis thématiquement dans des dépliants et des brochures, reliés par des bandes ou des ficelles de lin ou de papier. Les sujets plus courts et les planches non coupées apparaissent également sous forme de feuilles séparées. Nous pourrions compter 217 unités distinctes de ce type. L'ensemble de la collection est logé dans trois charmantes boîtes, peut-être fabriquées par l'auteur à partir de boîtes commerciales et de restes de linge, qu'il a utilisés pour dessiner certaines des cartes. L'auteur anonyme, sans doute un intellectuel musulman, a pris les informations des sources et des atlas contemporains et les a intelligemment combinés dans ses propres uniques compositions. Il a également souvent ajouté ses propres annotations, coloriages et clés aux gravures, qu'il a prises dans les livres et les magazines. Les manuscrits donnent l'impression d'une collection cohérente, qui n'a probablement jamais été destinée à une publication. |
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