Mosque Inscriptions in the Museum of Qasr al-Manyal in Cairo

Year 2003, Issue: 1, 117 - 136, 01.06.2003

Fevzi Günüç

Abstract

Qasr al-Manyal occupies a very significant place in the museums of
Egypt. The museum, built by Heidiw Mahmad Ali Tawfiq on a wide land
in the Island of al-Rodah, consists of eight separate sections. This
museum comprises a number of different Islamic arts, especially
Turkish Islamic Arts. Among them, mosque architecture and
inscriptions have a rather particular importance. There is one
particular piece of writing which is probably the first sample of its kind
in the Turkish Architecture, that is the linear calligraphy produced by
Hulusi Efendi in the style of cali taliq, known as Azan-i Muhammadi.
The museum also houses many other calligraphies penned by the
famous contemporary calligraphers such as Hamid Efendi and Hulusi
Efendi.

KÂHİRE KASRU’L-MENYEL MÜZESİ MESCİD YAZILARI

Abstract