IRCICA PUBLICATIONS 1980-2012

BIOGRAPHIESBy Mustafa b. Abdullah Hacı Halife Katib ÇelebiEdited and Introduction by Ekmeleddin İhsanoğluin collaboration with Mahmoud al-Arnaut, Saleh Sadawi SalehIndices by Selahaddin Uygurİstanbul, 2010 (in Arabic with introduction in English and Turkish)ISBN Arabic-English978-92-9063-210-8 (vol.1), 978-92-9063-211-5 (vol.2), 978-92-9063-212-2 (vol.3), 978-92-9063-213-9 (vol.4), 978-92-9063-214-6 (vol.5),978-92-9063-215-3 (vol.6), 978-92-9063-216-0 (set)ISBN Arabic-Turkish978-92-9063-217-7 (vol.1), 978-92-9063-218-4 (vol.2), 978-92-9063-219-1 (vol.3), 978-92-9063-220-7 (vol.4), 978-92-9063-221-4 (vol.5),978-92-9063-222-1 (vol.6), 978-92-9063-223-8 (set)This is a critical edition of the major biographical workSullam al-Wusul by Katib Chalabi, a most importantOttoman scholar of the 17th century. It is arranged in twoeditions of 6 volumes each. The main body is in Arabicin both editions; the introductory parts are in Englishor in Turkish. in the Introduction, İhsanoğlu exploressome features of the literature in the area of biography.This biography records the lives and works of statesmenand scholars in Islamic history and personalities frompre-Islamic times. in the second part, Katib Chalabi givesinformation on names derived from places or genealogy.in this regard Sullam al-Wusul is also a book on genealogy.The Index is has four parts: personal names, place names,publication titles, names of institutions.Price: US$ 300 (including post)IRCICA PUBLICATIONS 1980-2012 25