COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL030163tr
Reference Number:
Persian MS 8
Image Title:
Iskandar & Queen Qaydafa
Parent Work Title:
Shahnama
Translated Parent Work Title:
Book of Kings
Creator:
Firdawsī
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
16th century [mid]
Page/Sheet:
353a
Image Sequence Number:
353a
Description:
Illustrated: miniature: Interview of Iskandar and Queen Qaydafa. Painter A. Miniature dimensions: 178 x 158 mm.
Language Code:
per
Subject:
Epic poetry
Subject:
Persian literature
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Sub-Category:
Miniatures (paintings)
Style Period:
Shiraz style
Style Period:
Safawid period
People Covered:
Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C.
Item Height:
362 mm
Item Width:
216 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
References:
B.W. Robinson, 'Persian Paintings in the John Rylands Library' (1980)
Image Creation Technique:
Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, October 2004
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
Iskandar & Queen Qaydafa
