COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~91~1
Rylands Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
Bookreader PersianMS_3
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Bookreader PersianMS_3
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false
Reference Number:
Persian MS 3
reference_number
Persian MS 3
Reference Number
false
Link to Catalogue:
Parent Work Title:
Aja' ib al-Makhluqat
title_larger_entity
Aja' ib al-Makhluqat
Parent Work Title
false
Translated Parent Work Title:
Marvels of things created
title_l_e_translation
Marvels of things created
Translated Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Qazwīnī, Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad, approximately 1203-1283
creator
Qazwīnī, Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad, approximately 1203-1283
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Author
creator_role
Author
Creator Role
false
Creator:
Shamsa
creator
Shamsa
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Artist
creator_role
Artist
Creator Role
false
Creator Role:
Calligrapher
creator_role
Calligrapher
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
1632 [1041 AH]
date_created
1632 [1041 AH]
Date Created
false
Description:
Important Persian work on cosmology. 256ff. Contemporary binding of black morocco with fine stamped gilt medallions (flowers) and pendants (rabbits). Doublures of crimson leather, with medallions and pendants of gold cut-out work on blue, green and vermillion backgrounds. At the beginning are two Persian seals, with short librarians' entries: 1. Pitifat 'Ali Khan; 2. Mu'izz al-Dawla Bahadur Khan (?) dates 1162/1749; one of the inscriptions appears to records the gift of the manuscript from the first to the second. The colour of the ff varies from cream through coffee to several shades of green. Good calligraphic nasta'liq, 21 lines to the page. An extremely fine illuminated heading at the beginning of the text, the central medallion left unpainted. Colophon on f. 259a signed by Shamsa and dated 12 Dhu'l-hijja 1041/30 June 1632. The 355 miniatures, which exemplify the mature Isfahan style, maintain a high standard of execution throughout.
description
Important Persian work on cosmology. 256ff. Contemporary binding of black morocco with fine stamped gilt medallions (flowers) and pendants (rabbits). Doublures of crimson leather, with medallions and pendants of gold cut-out work on blue, green and vermillion backgrounds. At the beginning are two Persian seals, with short librarians' entries: 1. Pitifat 'Ali Khan; 2. Mu'izz al-Dawla Bahadur Khan (?) dates 1162/1749; one of the inscriptions appears to records the gift of the manuscript from the first to the second. The colour of the ff varies from cream through coffee to several shades of green. Good calligraphic nasta'liq, 21 lines to the page. An extremely fine illuminated heading at the beginning of the text, the central medallion left unpainted. Colophon on f. 259a signed by Shamsa and dated 12 Dhu'l-hijja 1041/30 June 1632. The 355 miniatures, which exemplify the mature Isfahan style, maintain a high standard of execution throughout.
Description
false
Keyword:
Persian manuscripts; Illuminated manuscript; Cosmology; Solar system; Heavenly bodies; Persian poetry; Calligraphy; Miniatures; Binding
keyword
Persian manuscripts; Illuminated manuscript; Cosmology; Solar system; Heavenly bodies; Persian poetry; Calligraphy; Miniatures; Binding
Keyword
false
Language Code:
per
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per
Language Code
false
Language:
Persian
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Persian
Language
false
Subject:
Cosmography
subject
Cosmography
Subject
false
Subject:
Natural History
subject
Natural History
Subject
false
Subject:
Heaven in literature
subject
Heaven in literature
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
category
Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Codex
class
Codex
Sub-Category
false
Sub-Category:
Miniatures (paintings)
class
Miniatures (paintings)
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
technique
Handwriting
Technique Used
false
Creation Site:
Iran: Eşfahān
location_creation_site
Iran: Eşfahān
Creation Site
false
Style Period:
Safawid period
style_period
Safawid period
Style Period
false
Style Period:
Mature Isfahan style
style_period
Mature Isfahan style
Style Period
false
Item Height:
342 mm
item_height
342 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
178 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
former_repository
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, 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
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2015-09-14
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Educational Notes:
Exhibition: The Alchemy of Colour
educational_notes
Exhibition: The Alchemy of Colour
Educational Notes
false
Academic Project Lead:
Carol Burrows
academic_project_lead
Carol Burrows
Academic Project Lead
false
Academic Project Lead:
Elaine Sheldon
academic_project_lead
Elaine Sheldon
Academic Project Lead
false
Collection Code:
Rylands
collection_code
Rylands
Collection Code
false