COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~91~1
Rylands Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL0914181dc
image_number
JRL0914181dc
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
Persian MS 932
reference_number
Persian MS 932
Reference Number
false
Image Title:
Signature of Turner Macan
title
Signature of Turner Macan
Image Title
false
Parent Work Title:
Shahnama
title_larger_entity
Shahnama
Parent Work Title
false
Translated Parent Work Title:
Book of Kings
title_l_e_translation
Book of Kings
Translated Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Firdawsī
creator
Firdawsī
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Author
creator_role
Author
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
1542 [949 AH]
date_created
1542 [949 AH]
Date Created
false
Page/Sheet:
1a
page
1a
Page/Sheet
false
Image Sequence Number:
001a
image_sequence_number
001a
Image Sequence Number
false
Description:
Signature of Turner Macan, first European Editor of the Shahnama. Handwritten note: "This beautiful Manuscript of Firdousi's immortal poem was the finest in the library of the King of Oude. It was written in the year 949 Hegira (AD 1542) and is therefore 290 years old. It was one of the copies used by Captain Macan in collating this work."
description
Signature of Turner Macan, first European Editor of the Shahnama. Handwritten note: "This beautiful Manuscript of Firdousi's immortal poem was the finest in the library of the King of Oude. It was written in the year 949 Hegira (AD 1542) and is therefore 290 years old. It was one of the copies used by Captain Macan in collating this work."
Description
false
Language Code:
eng-GB
language
eng-GB
Language Code
false
Subject:
Autographs
subject
Autographs
Subject
false
Subject:
Epic poetry
subject
Epic poetry
Subject
false
Subject:
Persian literature
subject
Persian literature
Subject
false
Subject:
Iran--History
subject
Iran--History
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
category
Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Codex
class
Codex
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
technique
Handwriting
Technique Used
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Item Height:
330 mm
item_height
330 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
202 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Kings of Oudh, former owner
former_repository
Kings of Oudh, former owner
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Hawtrey, Edward Craven, 1789-1862, former owner
former_repository
Hawtrey, Edward Craven, 1789-1862, former owner
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
former_repository
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Macan, Turner, 1792-1836, former owner
former_repository
Macan, Turner, 1792-1836, former owner
Provenance
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
References:
B.W. Robinson, 'Persian Paintings in the John Rylands Library' (1980)
references
B.W. Robinson, 'Persian Paintings in the John Rylands Library' (1980)
References
false
Notes:
Digitisation sponsored by The Islamic Manuscript Association
notes
Digitisation sponsored by <a href="http://www.islamicmanuscript.org/">The Islamic Manuscript Association</a>
Notes
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2009-06-09
Multi Page Number:
35
bit_depth
35
Multi Page Number
false
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2009-07
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
collection_code
Rylands
Collection Code
false