Amasyalıdır. Hasan bin Ahmed bin Mehmed’in mahdûmu olduğu kendi imzâsıyla müsbetdir. Amasya’da meşâhîr-i hattâtînden el-Hâc Kâsım Efendi’den hutût-ı mütenevvi’ayı, Hâcezâde el-Hâc Abdullah Efendiden de ulûmu ahz ü ikmâl edib [558] her iki cihetden me’zûn ve ders-i âm-ı meşhûr oldu.
Bir taraftan tedrîs-i ulûm ederek Hakala’da Kâsım Bey müderrisi ve diğer taraftan talebelere ta’lim-i hutût edib Sultân Bâyezîd imâreti ittisâlindeki hattât odasında üstâd-ı mu’allim oldu. Yıllarca vazifelerine devam ederek pek çok şakirdân-ı hatt ü ma’rifet yetiştirdi. 1090 hudûdunda vefât etdi.
Âlim, kâmil bir hattât-ı meşhûr idi. Yazdığı kitaplar enâfis-i âsârdan ma’dûd olup Abdullatîf Efendi kütübhanesini tezyîn etmektedirler. Hatt-ı nesihde pek mâhir olduğunu yazıları göstermektedir. Mahdûmları Abdullah, Mustafa Efendilerle ammizâdesi Hâtunîye vâ’izi Fazlullah Efendi de hattât-ı meşhûr idiler. Dâmâdı birâderzâdesi Mustafa Efendi’dir.
In Modern English
He was a native of Amasya. That he was the son of Mehmed son of Ahmed son of Hasan is established by his own signature. In Amasya he learned various kinds of script from el-Hâc Kâsım Efendi, one of the famous calligraphers, and completed the sciences under Hâcezâde el-Hâc Abdullah Efendi. Having received licenses (icazet) in both fields, he became a renowned teacher giving lectures open to all.
Teaching the sciences on one hand, he was professor of the Kâsım Bey Madrasa in Hakala; teaching writing to students on the other, he was a master teacher in the calligraphers' room adjoining the Sultan Bâyezid Imaret. He carried on his duties for years and trained many students who learned writing and knowledge. He died around 1090 [1679].
He was a scholar, mature, and a famous calligrapher. The books he wrote are counted among rare works and adorn the Abdüllatîf Efendi Library. His writings show that he was very skilled in naskh script. His sons Abdullah and Mustafa Efendis and his cousin, the preacher of the Hâtuniye Fazlullah Efendi, were also famous calligraphers. His son-in-law is his brother's son Mustafa Efendi.
Notes and Research
Old Words in the Text
- hutût-ı mütenevvi'a: various kinds of script
- me'zûn: licensed, holding an icazet
- ders-i âm: a teacher who gives lectures open to all
- tedrîs: teaching
- ta'lîm-i hutût: teaching of writing
- şâkirdân: students
- enâfis-i âsâr: valuable, rare works
- tezyîn: adornment
- hatt-ı nesih: the round-lined script commonly used in copying books
- birâderzâde: brother's son
Training in Calligraphy in Amasya
The text shows that in the 17th century Amasya was not only a center of learning but also a school of writing. Ahmed Efendi had two teachers: he took writing from the calligrapher Kâsım Efendi and knowledge from Hâcezâde Abdullah Efendi. The Sultan Bâyezid Imaret is the soup kitchen section of the complex of Sultan Bayezid II in Amasya. The complex was completed in 1486; the mosque stands in the middle, the madrasa to its right, and the soup kitchen-imaret to its left. The inscriptions of the complex were written by a calligrapher named Ali b. Mezîd. No information was found in another source on the location and arrangement of the calligraphers' room Hüsameddin mentions.
A Family of Calligraphers
The entry introduces a family that practiced the art of calligraphy over several generations. His sons Abdullah and Mustafa Efendis and his cousin, the preacher of the Hâtuniye Fazlullah Efendi, were also counted as famous calligraphers. The same circle of calligraphers is seen in entry no. 566, written for Fazlullah Efendi's son Ahmed Efendi (Fazlızâde). The information that the books he wrote adorn the Abdüllatîf Efendi Library today belongs to Hüsameddin; no information was found in another source on the present state of this library and these books. The present location of the Kâsım Bey Madrasa in Hakala also could not be verified.
Bibliography