COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader PersianMS_343
Reference Number:
Persian MS 343
Link to Catalogue:
Parent Work Title:
Nuzhat al-asfār
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Promenade of Travels
Creator:
Muḥammad Samarqandī
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
17th century
Description:
A nearly complete, illustrated copy of the Nuzhat al-Asfār (Promenade of Travels) by an enigmatic author named Muḥammad Samarqandī, which he dedicated to the Ottoman ruler Sulṭān Meḥmed II (b. 1432 r. 1444–1446; 1451–1481). Comprised of 17 chapters, the author clearly drew inspiration from fabulist collections such as Kalīlah va Dimnah in composing his vivid prose narrative of a dispute between mankind and animals. Regrettably unsigned and undated, the circumstances of this manuscript's completion remain unclear, but it may date to circa 1600 CE. No other copies of this work appear thus far documented.
Language Code:
per
Language:
Persian
Subject:
Birds
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Sub-Category:
Illustrated works
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
Iran
Item Height:
240 mm
Item Width:
173 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Provenance:
Bland, Nathaniel, 1803-1865, former owner
Provenance:
Quaritch, Bernard, 1819-1899, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2022-10-10
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2022-10
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands