COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader PersianMS_932
Reference Number:
Persian MS 932
Parent Work Title:
Shahnama
Translated Parent Work Title:
Book of Kings
Creator:
Firdawsī
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1542 [949 AH]
Description:
Manuscript copy of the Shahnama. Modern European binding of scarlet morrocco, gilt stamped with the name and arms of Dr Edward Craven Hawtrey. F. 1a is the signature of Turner Macan, first European editor of the Shahnama, and a note below: 'This is 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 of the Hegira (AD 1542) and is therefore 290 years old. It was one of the copies used by Captain Macan in collating this work.' 4 columns of 23 lines to the page. Written surface 202 mm x 108 mm. There are 38 miniatures of Shiraz type and they are attributed to two artists.
Language Code:
per
Language:
Persian
Subject:
Iran--History
Subject:
Persian literature
Subject:
Epic poetry
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Miniatures (paintings)
Technique Used:
Painting (image-making)
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
Technique Used:
Gold stamping
Support:
Goatskin
Support:
Paper
Style Period:
Safawid period
Style Period:
Shiraz style
People Covered:
Mahmud, Sultan of Ghazni, 971-1030
Item Height:
330 mm
Item Width:
202 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Provenance:
Macan, Turner, 1792-1836, former owner
Provenance:
Hawtrey, Edward Craven, 1789-1862, former owner
Provenance:
Kings of Oudh, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
References:
B.W. Robinson, 'Persian Paintings in the John Rylands Library' (1980)
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2009-06-09
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2014-07
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands