COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~91~1
Rylands Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL030220tr
image_number
JRL030220tr
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
Persian MS 933
reference_number
Persian MS 933
Reference Number
false
Image Title:
Battle of Dara & Iskandar
title
Battle of Dara & Iskandar
Image Title
false
Parent Work Title:
Shahnama
title_larger_entity
Shahnama
Parent Work Title
false
Translated Parent Work Title:
Book of Kings
title_l_e_translation
Book of Kings
Translated Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Firdawsī
creator
Firdawsī
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Author
creator_role
Author
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
1780 [1195 AH]
date_created
1780 [1195 AH]
Date Created
false
Page/Sheet:
152b
page
152b
Page/Sheet
false
Image Sequence Number:
152b
image_sequence_number
152b
Image Sequence Number
false
Description:
Illustrated: miniature: Battle between Dara and Iskandar. Miniature dimensions: 76 x 197 mm. 15th century [text]; late 16th century [illustrations]
description
Illustrated: miniature: Battle between Dara and Iskandar. Miniature dimensions: 76 x 197 mm. 15th century [text]; late 16th century [illustrations]
Description
false
Language Code:
per
language
per
Language Code
false
Subject:
Epic poetry
subject
Epic poetry
Subject
false
Subject:
Persian literature
subject
Persian literature
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
category
Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Codex
class
Codex
Sub-Category
false
Sub-Category:
Miniatures (paintings)
class
Miniatures (paintings)
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
technique
Handwriting
Technique Used
false
Creation Site:
India
location_creation_site
India
Creation Site
false
Style Period:
Mashhad & Qazwin style
style_period
Mashhad & Qazwin style
Style Period
false
Style Period:
Safawid period
style_period
Safawid period
Style Period
false
People Covered:
Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C.
people_covered
Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C.
People Covered
false
Item Height:
400 mm
item_height
400 mm
Item Height
false
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)
references
B.W. Robinson, 'Persian Paintings in the John Rylands Library' (1980)
References
false
Image Creation Technique:
Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, October 2004
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
collection_code
Rylands
Collection Code
false