I. Parlatir , Gy. Hazai , B. Kellner-Heinkele (comp.): Catalogue of the Turkish Manuscripts in the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Catalogue - II. Literature

II. LITERATURE 1. Description of personal virtues of the Prophet {hilyes) 77 TÖRÖK O. 133 (Work N° II in the manuscript) Fols. 21 b—25b; 19 lines; double columns; p.d. 203 x 124 mm, w.s. 167 x 73 mm. Clothbound; in good condition. Paper: with watermarks; script: la 'lik; ink: black; catchwords. Hilye-i çehâryâr-ı giizîn (yf. jL jlf-ş- <ul.-w) (21b) Begins: * -—jlI 3 ---jl I <IJI - • J L5 «ÜJI olo (21b) JLoji. j I Lr (_jjJLs <ujT Ends: (25b) Li * ftli'ı jj & ab I uLj (j-ijjj C

EVRÎ IBRAHIM ÇELEBI (d. 1065/1654) wrote this work in verse in 1050/ 1640. He was a poet and calligrapher. According to sources he was employed as scribe in the Imperial Chancery of State (Divan-i hümayun), and later on earned his living with calligraphy. C

EVRÎ was a member of the Mevlevi order and wrote a Mesnevi in twenty-two different styles. He was influenced by great poets like B

AKÎ, N

EFÎ, M

EVLÂNA, E

NVERÎ and U

RFÎ. Other works by the same author: Divan, Selim-name (1627), Melhame (written 1635, printed 1877), Hall-i hakikat (written 1647, printed 1852), Aynü'l füyuz (written 1647, printed 1852), Nazm-ı niyaz (1648). Besides that, there is the well-known work in two volumes Cevrî tarihi. In the section Sebeb-i te'lif (the reasons for writing) C

EVRÎ declares that H

AKAN

Î

'S Hilye was his model, and enumerates the attributes of the four caliphs in verse. The work was printed three times. 64