- Medieval Collection

COLLECTION NAME:

Medieval Collection

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Medieval Collection

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Image Number:

Bookreader Persian MS 6

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Bookreader Persian MS 6

Image Number

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Reference Number:

Persian MS 6

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Persian MS 6

Reference Number

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Parent Work Title:

Khusraw va Shīrīn

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Khusraw va Shīrīn

Parent Work Title

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Alternative Parent Work Title:

The Loves and Adventures of Khusru, King of Persia, and the beautiful Shirin

alternative_parent_work_title

The Loves and Adventures of Khusru, King of Persia, and the beautiful Shirin

Alternative Parent Work Title

false

Creator:

Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 1141-1202 or 1203

creator

Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 1141-1202 or 1203

Creator

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Creator Role:

Author

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Author

Creator Role

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Date Created:

1421 [824 AH]

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1421 [824 AH]

Date Created

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Description:

One of the five poems of Nizami's Khamsa, the story of the love of the Sasanian king Khosrow II for the Armenian princess Shirin. The manuscript consists of 66 leaves, beautifully written, illustrated and illuminated. Remargined throughout with gold-dusted pink paper, the edges trimmed down so that the covers overlap about 3 mm. Illuminated heading on folio 1b of high quality and in very good condition. Sub-headings fully illuminated throughout, with two small decorative panels above the colophon on folio 66a. The colophon is dated by the well-known calligrapher Azhar al-Sultani. Note: B.W. Robinson has questioned the date which the colophon gives, as the middle digit of the date appears to have been altered and the left-hand date was possibly also altered. The date is in agreement with Azhar al-Sultani's known floruit, however. On the other hand, the final triangular portion of the colophon may not belong to the rest of the colophon, from which it is divided by a gold marginal ruling, possibly masking a join in the paper. The illuminations, miniatures and the binding appear to be from the early sixteenth century, rather than from the fifteenth century. Five early sixteenth-century miniatures, exemplifying court artists' work at the beginning of Tahmasp's reign (folios 10b, 37b, 43b, 55a, and 60a). Early sixteenth-century binding of good quality. The outer faces consist of a sunk panel of floral and cloud scrolls, surrounded by a frame of small panels and corner-pieces of similar design. The doublures each have a large medallion with pendants and corner pieces, consisting of cut-out work of brown on blue, on a sunk gilt ground with clouds and floral scrolls. The flowers have been picked out with colour. The cut-out work on the medallions has disappeared and has been replaced by a spray of roses painted onto paper stuck onto the medallion (possibly Indian, 18th century?). Four flyleaves at the beginning are occupied by an account, in the writing of Sir Gore Ousley, of the poem and its author. This is signed and dated 'Hall Barn Park, January 1837'. His bookplate also appears on the end flyleaf.

description

One of the five poems of Nizami's Khamsa, the story of the love of the Sasanian king Khosrow II for the Armenian princess Shirin. The manuscript consists of 66 leaves, beautifully written, illustrated and illuminated. Remargined throughout with gold-dusted pink paper, the edges trimmed down so that the covers overlap about 3 mm. Illuminated heading on folio 1b of high quality and in very good condition. Sub-headings fully illuminated throughout, with two small decorative panels above the colophon on folio 66a. The colophon is dated by the well-known calligrapher Azhar al-Sultani. Note: B.W. Robinson has questioned the date which the colophon gives, as the middle digit of the date appears to have been altered and the left-hand date was possibly also altered. The date is in agreement with Azhar al-Sultani's known floruit, however. On the other hand, the final triangular portion of the colophon may not belong to the rest of the colophon, from which it is divided by a gold marginal ruling, possibly masking a join in the paper. The illuminations, miniatures and the binding appear to be from the early sixteenth century, rather than from the fifteenth century. Five early sixteenth-century miniatures, exemplifying court artists' work at the beginning of Tahmasp's reign (folios 10b, 37b, 43b, 55a, and 60a). Early sixteenth-century binding of good quality. The outer faces consist of a sunk panel of floral and cloud scrolls, surrounded by a frame of small panels and corner-pieces of similar design. The doublures each have a large medallion with pendants and corner pieces, consisting of cut-out work of brown on blue, on a sunk gilt ground with clouds and floral scrolls. The flowers have been picked out with colour. The cut-out work on the medallions has disappeared and has been replaced by a spray of roses painted onto paper stuck onto the medallion (possibly Indian, 18th century?). Four flyleaves at the beginning are occupied by an account, in the writing of Sir Gore Ousley, of the poem and its author. This is signed and dated 'Hall Barn Park, January 1837'. His bookplate also appears on the end flyleaf.

Description

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Language Code:

per

language

per

Language Code

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Language:

Persian

Subject:

Epic poetry

subject

Epic poetry

Subject

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Subject:

Persian poetry--747-1500

subject

Persian poetry--747-1500

Subject

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Category of Material:

Manuscripts

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Manuscripts

Category of Material

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Sub-Category:

Codex

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Codex

Sub-Category

false

Sub-Category:

Miniatures (paintings)

sub_category

Miniatures (paintings)

Sub-Category

false

Technique Used:

Illumination (image-making process)

technique_used

Illumination (image-making process)

Technique Used

false

Technique Used:

Handwriting

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Handwriting

Technique Used

false

Medium:

Ink

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Ink

Medium

false

Medium:

Paint

medium

Paint

Medium

false

Support:

Paper

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Paper

Support

false

Item Height:

305 mm

item_height

305 mm

Item Height

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Item Width:

202 mm

item_width

202 mm

Item Width

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Current Repository:

The University of Manchester Library, U.K.

current_repository

The University of Manchester Library, U.K.

Current Repository

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Provenance:

Ousley, Gore, Baronet, 1770-1844, former owner

provenance

Ousley, Gore, Baronet, 1770-1844, former owner

Provenance

false

Provenance:

Bland, Nathaniel, 1803-1865, former owner

provenance

Bland, Nathaniel, 1803-1865, former owner

Provenance

false

Provenance:

Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner

provenance

Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner

Provenance

false

Rights Holder - Image:

The University of Manchester Library

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The University of Manchester Library

Rights Holder - Image

false

Rights holder - Work:

The University of Manchester Library

rights_holder___work

The University of Manchester Library

Rights holder - Work

false

Access Rights:

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Access Rights

false

References:

B.W. Robinson, 1980. Persian paintings in the John Rylands Library: a descriptive catalogue. London: Sotheby Parke Bernet

references

B.W. Robinson, 1980. Persian paintings in the John Rylands Library: a descriptive catalogue. London: Sotheby Parke Bernet

References

false

References:

FIHIRST - Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

references

<A href="https://www.fihrist.org.uk/catalog/manuscript_7099">FIHIRST</a> - Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

References

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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):

2014-05-02

Image Creation Technique:

Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library

Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):

2014-05

Metadata Language:

eng-GB

Collection Code:

Medieval

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Medieval

Collection Code

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