ŞEYDA ALGAÇ

Kastamonu Beldesinde, 879 (1474) Tarihinde, Hoşkademoğlu Ali Tarafından İstinsah Edilip, Tezhiplenen Bir Kur'an-ı Kerim

A Koran Copied and Illuminated by Ali, the Son of Hoşkadem, in Kastamonu in 879 (1474)

A brief look at the centers where books were copied and illuminated in Anatolia prior to the conquest of Istanbul will show that the largest and most important place was Konya. Some other city names than Konya, such as Duvin, Harput, Diyarbakır, Aksaray and Kayseri, have survived up to the present time through the manuscripts. Although the Seljuk state was dissolved in the early 14th century, Konya still preserves its importance as the capital of both Karamanlı Beylik and Mevlevi Dervish centre. In the 15th century, however, illuminators maintained their activities in Bursa and Edirne. Towards the end of the century, Istanbul became the most important center of art, whereas Konya came to be an art centre of secondary importance. A two-volume Koran in KMM No. 18 suggests that books were copied and illuminated in a small town of Anatolia apart from the big centers in the 15th century. In the colophon register of the work, which does not have a title page register, it is stated that it was copied and illuminated by Ali, the son of Hoşkadem, in Kastamonu in 879 (1474). A comparison between the illumination of this work and those of its contemporary manuscripts reveals some similarities in terms of composition, motif and color. However, the artistic quality of the work is not as high as those of the ones written in Istanbul. It is impossible to determine for whose reading it was written because the work was devoid of the title page register. With the dissolution of the Seljuk state in the late 13th century, Candarogulları Beyliği reigned in and around Sinop for years but the Beylik was dominated and conquered by the Ottoman State in the second half of the 15th century. Considering the date when the work was copied, it might be thought proper to regard the work as being among the Ottoman book works.

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