Detail View: Rylands Collection: Dara comforted by Iskandar
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Image Number:
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JRL030162tr
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Reference Number:
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Persian MS 8
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Image Title:
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Dara comforted by Iskandar
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Parent Work Title:
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Shahnama
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Translated Parent Work Title:
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Book of Kings
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Creator:
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Firdawsī
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date Created:
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16th century [mid]
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Page/Sheet:
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341b
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Image Sequence Number:
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341b
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Description:
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Illustrated: miniature: The dying Dara comforted by Iskandar, while the captive murderers are brought on. Painter B. Miniature dimensions: 202 x 172 mm.
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Language Code:
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per
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Subject:
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Death
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Subject:
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Epic poetry
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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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Style Period:
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Shiraz style
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Style Period:
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Safawid period
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People Covered:
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Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C.
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Item Height:
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362 mm
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Item Width:
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216 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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References:
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B.W. Robinson, 'Persian Paintings in the John Rylands Library' (1980)
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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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