COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL030203tr
Reference Number:
Persian MS 933
Image Title:
Kay Khusraw with envoys
Parent Work Title:
Shahnama
Translated Parent Work Title:
Book of Kings
Creator:
Firdawsī
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1780 [1195 AH]
Page/Sheet:
107b
Image Sequence Number:
107b
Description:
Illustrated: miniature: Kay Khusraw, enthroned beneath an extraordinary structure, receiving envoys from Afrasiyab. Miniature dimensions: 102 x 197 mm. 15th century [text]; late 16th century [illustrations]
Language Code:
per
Subject:
Epic poetry
Subject:
Persian literature
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Sub-Category:
Miniatures (paintings)
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Creation Site:
India
Style Period:
Safawid period
Style Period:
Mashhad & Qazwin style
Item Height:
400 mm
Item Width:
292 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
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
Kay Khusraw with envoys
