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Detail View: Rylands Collection: Bizhan killing the wild boars

Image Number: 
JRL030385tr
Reference Number: 
Persian MS 9
Image Title: 
Bizhan killing the wild boars
Parent Work Title: 
Shahnama / Khamsa
Translated Parent Work Title: 
Book of Kings
Creator: 
Firdawsī
Creator Role: 
Author
Creator: 
Nizami
Creator Role: 
Author
Date Created: 
15th century [mid]
Page/Sheet: 
221a
Image Sequence Number: 
221a
Description: 
Shahnama central text; Khamsa in margins. Illustrated: miniature: Bizhan killing the wild boars; Gurgin on the horizon. Painter B. Miniature dimensions: 95 x 108 mm.
Language Code: 
per
Subject: 
Persian literature
Subject: 
Epic poetry
Category of Material: 
Manuscripts
Sub-Category: 
Codex
Sub-Category: 
Miniatures (paintings)
Technique Used: 
Handwriting
Style Period: 
Western Indian style
Style Period: 
Timurid period
Item Height: 
235 mm
Item Width: 
158 mm
Current Repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights: 
Creative Commons License
References: 
B.W. Robinson, 'Persian Paintings in the John Rylands Library' (1980)
Image Creation Technique: 
Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, September 2004
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB
Collection Code: 
Rylands