COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader Turkish MS 3
Reference Number:
Turkish MS 3
Parent Work Title:
Layla wa Majnun
Translated Parent Work Title:
Layla and Majnun
Creator:
Alī Şīr Nevā'ī of Herat, -1501 [906]
Creator Role:
Author
Display Creator:
Alī Şīr Nevā'ī of Herat, -1501 [906]
Date Created:
1485 [890 AH]
Description:
Copy of poem on the love story of Layla and Majnun by Alī Şīr Nevā'ī of Herat, d. 1501 [906]. Rebound in marbled boards with green leather backing. 21 lines in four columns. Miniatures on ff. 16b and 34a.
Language Code:
tur (Chaghatay)
Subject:
Epic poetry
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Miniatures (paintings)
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Creation Site:
Afghanistan
Style Period:
Timurid period
Style Period:
Herat style
Item Height:
279 mm
Item Width:
197 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Bland, Nathaniel, former owner
Provenance:
Ouseley, Sir Gore, first baronet, 17701844
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
References:
'Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester', Vol. 82, Nos. 2 and 3, 2000.
References:
B.W. Robinson, 'Persian Paintings in the John Rylands Library' (1980)
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2014-04-30
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