COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader Hindustani MS 28
Reference Number:
Hindustani MS 28
Parent Work Title:
Ragamala
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Garland of Ragas
Date Created:
18th-19th century
Description:
Illustrated ragamala, late C18th or early C19th. The first few folios are just the ragas listed in simple verse forms, and then the paintings bound into an album with exceptionally simple, factual descriptions above each raga. The ragas are the standard six, but the raginis, of which there are 5 per raga, are called "bharjas" بهارجه and the sons, of which there are 5 per raga (with the exception of Megh Mallar, which has none), are called "farzand" فرزند. From Sri onwards (right to left) a couple of folios are out of place.
Contents:
Bhairav wives: Dhanashri; Bhairavi; Sadhavi (spelled sad-alef-dal-he-vav-ye), Marvi; Asavari. farzand: Nad Bhairav; Lalit; Parj (Birj?) Barpu; Syam Pancham; Bengal.
Hindol (king on swing with 4 female attendants)
wives: Bhupali; Barari; Todi (usual iconography); Pritham Manjari; Turk Todi; farzand: Basant; Suddh Bengal; Syam Bengal (v similar to Suddh Bengal); Seemnat; Kamoda (?)
Contents:
Bhairav wives: Dhanashri; Bhairavi; Sadhavi (spelled sad-alef-dal-he-vav-ye), Marvi; Asavari. farzand: Nad Bhairav; Lalit; Parj (Birj?) Barpu; Syam Pancham; Bengal.
Hindol (king on swing with 4 female attendants)
wives: Bhupali; Barari; Todi (usual iconography); Pritham Manjari; Turk Todi; farzand: Basant; Suddh Bengal; Syam Bengal (v similar to Suddh Bengal); Seemnat; Kamoda (?)
Language Code:
urd
Language:
Urdu
Language Code:
per
Language:
Persian
Subject:
Hindustani literature
Subject:
Folktales of India
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Miniatures (paintings)
Technique Used:
Painting (image-making)
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
Item Height:
310 mm
Item Width:
210 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2022-12-01
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2023-01
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands