Detail View: Rylands Collection: Signature of Turner Macan
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Image Number:
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JRL0914181dc
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Reference Number:
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Persian MS 932
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Image Title:
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Signature of Turner Macan
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Parent Work Title:
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Shahnama
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Translated Parent Work Title:
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Book of Kings
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Creator:
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Firdawsī
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date Created:
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1542 [949 AH]
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Page/Sheet:
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1a
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Image Sequence Number:
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001a
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Description:
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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."
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Subject:
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Autographs
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Subject:
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Epic poetry
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Subject:
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Persian literature
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Subject:
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Iran--History
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Codex
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Support:
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Paper
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Item Height:
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330 mm
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Item Width:
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202 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Kings of Oudh, former owner
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Provenance:
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Hawtrey, Edward Craven, 1789-1862, former owner
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Provenance:
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Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
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Provenance:
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Macan, Turner, 1792-1836, former owner
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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References:
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B.W. Robinson, 'Persian Paintings in the John Rylands Library' (1980)
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Notes:
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Digitisation sponsored by The Islamic Manuscript Association
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2009-06-09
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Multi Page Number:
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35
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2009-07
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Rylands
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