The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Yale has a remarkable collection of over 500 Turkish manuscripts which are yet uncatalogued. Priceless poetry collections of celebrated Ottoman poets, romances, occult texts, chronicles, mystical treatises, manuals of legal decisions, books on human and veterinary medicine, as well as botany, have been waiting off-the-shelf for their readers since they joined the rare books and manuscripts compilation at the Beinecke Library since the early 1900s. These texts have now found their curious readers as the collection has been added to the syllabus of the “Reading and Research in Ottoman History and Literature” course taught by Ozgen Felek at the Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations in Fall 2019. The instructor Ozgen Felek and her students are opening this treasure box to share these highly valuable texts with those who want to learn more about them.
Wednesday, December 11, 2019, 1:00 - 4:00 PM
120 High Street, New Haven, CT 06511
Lecture Hall & Memorabilia Room
Organized by Ozgen Felek & Robin Tahrir Dougherty
Co-sponsored by
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Near East Collection: Yale University Library
Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Council on Middle East Studies
Department of History
Free and Open to the Public
SPECIAL THANKS to Eda Uzunlar for preparing this beautiful poster!