COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~91~1
Rylands Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL030372tr
image_number
JRL030372tr
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
Persian MS 9
reference_number
Persian MS 9
Reference Number
false
Image Title:
Kay Ka'us in his flying machine
title
Kay Ka'us in his flying machine
Image Title
false
Parent Work Title:
Shahnama / Khamsa
title_larger_entity
Shahnama / Khamsa
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
Creator:
Nizami
creator
Nizami
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Author
creator_role
Author
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
15th century [mid]
date_created
15th century [mid]
Date Created
false
Page/Sheet:
90b
page
90b
Page/Sheet
false
Image Sequence Number:
090b
image_sequence_number
090b
Image Sequence Number
false
Description:
Shahnama central text; Khamsa in margins. Illustrated: miniature: Kay Ka'us in his flying machine, represented as a golden boat in which the king sits, impiously aiming an arrow up to heaven. Painter B. Miniature dimensions: 76 x 108 mm.
description
Shahnama central text; Khamsa in margins. Illustrated: miniature: Kay Ka'us in his flying machine, represented as a golden boat in which the king sits, impiously aiming an arrow up to heaven. Painter B. Miniature dimensions: 76 x 108 mm.
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
Style Period:
Western Indian style
style_period
Western Indian style
Style Period
false
Style Period:
Timurid period
style_period
Timurid period
Style Period
false
Item Height:
235 mm
item_height
235 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
158 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
work_rights
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
false
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, September 2004
Metadata Language:
eng-GB