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Shekure  had  touched  and  the  large  pillow  upon  which  she’d  reclined  who

knows how many times。

He recounted to me that the Sultan wanted to have the book pleted in

time for the thousandth…year anniversary of the Hegira。 Our Sultan; Refuge of

the World; wanted to demonstrate that in the thousandth year of the Muslim

calendar He and His state could make use of the styles of the Franks as well as

the Franks themselves。 Because He was also having a Book of Festivities made;

the  Sultan  granted  that  the  master  miniaturists;  whom  He  knew  were  quite

busy; be permitted to sequester themselves at home to work in peace instead

of among the crowds at the workshop。 He was; of course; also aware that they

all regularly paid clandestine visits to my Enishte。

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“You shall visit Head Illuminator Master Osman;” said my Enishte。 “Some

say  he’s  gone  blind;  others  that  he’s  lost  his  senses。  I  think  he’s  blind  and

senile both。”

Despite  the  fact  that  my  Enishte  didn’t  have  the  standing  of  a  master

illustrator and that this wasn’t his field of artistic expertise at all; he did have

control over an illustrated manuscript。 This; in fact; was with the permission

and  encouragement  of  the  Sultan;  a  situation  that;  of  course;  strained  his

relationship with the elderly Master Osman。

Thinking  of  my  childhood;  I  allowed  my  attention  to  be  absorbed  by  the

furniture  and  objects  within  the  house。  From  twelve  years  ago;  I  still

remembered the blue kilim from Kula covering the floor; the copper ewer; the

coffee set and tray; the copper pail and the delicate coffee cups that had e

all  the  way  from  China  by  way  of  Portugal;  as  my  late  aunt  had  boasted

numerous times。 These effects; like the low X…shaped reading desk inlaid with

mother…of…pearl; the stand for a turban nailed to the wall; the red velvet pillow

whose smoothness I recalled as soon as I touched it; were from the house in

Aksaray  where  I’d  passed  my  childhood  with  Shekure;  and  they  still  carried

something of the bliss of my days of painting in that house。

Painting and happiness。 I would like my dear readers who have given close

attention to my story and my fate to bear these two things in mind; as they

are the genesis of my world。 At one time; I was contented here; among these

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