Detail View: Rylands Collection:
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Image Number:
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Bookreader PersianMS_23
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Reference Number:
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Persian MS 23
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Link to Catalogue:
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Parent Work Title:
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Yūsuf va Zulaykhā
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Translated Parent Work Title:
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Joseph and Zulaikha
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Creator:
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‘Abd al-Raḥman Jāmī, 1414-1492
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Creator:
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Muḥammad Amīn bin ‘Abd Allāh
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Creator Role:
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Scribe
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Date Created:
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1550 [957 AH]
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Description:
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A Safavid-era scribe named Muḥammad Amīn bin ‘Abd Allāh completed this manuscript of Yūsuf va Zulaykhā by Jāmī (d. 1492), a mystical love story based on the biblical tale of Joseph and Potiphar's wife in 957 AH (1550–51 CE). It features a lavishly illuminated opening, three illustrations, immaculately copied nasta‘līq script text sprayed with gold, and the original lacquered binding with leather filigree doublures. However, a restorer subsequently reversed the boards so that the exteriors now fit the interiors, while what remains of the exteriors preserved inside.
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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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Persian poetry--747-1500
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Subject:
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Persian literature
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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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Miniatures (paintings)
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Technique Used:
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Painting (image-making)
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Item Height:
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241 mm
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Item Width:
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165 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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Provenance:
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Silvestre de Sacy, Antoine-Isaac, 1758-1838, 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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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2022-11-01
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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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2022-11
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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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