Detail View: Rylands Collection:
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Image Number:
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Bookreader PersianMS_343
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Reference Number:
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Persian MS 343
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Link to Catalogue:
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Parent Work Title:
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Nuzhat al-asfār
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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Promenade of Travels
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Creator:
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Muḥammad Samarqandī
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date Created:
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17th century
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Description:
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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.
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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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Birds
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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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Sub-Category:
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Illustrated works
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Creation Site:
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Iran
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Item Height:
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240 mm
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Item Width:
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173 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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Bland, Nathaniel, 1803-1865, former owner
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Provenance:
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Quaritch, Bernard, 1819-1899, 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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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2022-10-10
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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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2022-10
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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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