Detail View: Rylands Collection:
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Image Number:
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Bookreader PersianMS_932
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Reference Number:
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Persian MS 932
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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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Description:
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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.
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Language Code:
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per
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Language:
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Persian
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Subject:
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Iran--History
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Subject:
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Persian literature
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Subject:
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Epic poetry
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Miniatures (paintings)
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Technique Used:
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Painting (image-making)
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Technique Used:
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Illumination (image-making process)
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Technique Used:
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Gold stamping
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Support:
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Goatskin
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Support:
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Paper
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Style Period:
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Safawid period
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Style Period:
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Shiraz style
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People Covered:
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Mahmud, Sultan of Ghazni, 971-1030
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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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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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Provenance:
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Hawtrey, Edward Craven, 1789-1862, former owner
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Provenance:
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Kings of Oudh, 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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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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2014-07
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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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