Detail View: Rylands Collection: Court of Sultan Mahmud

Image Number: 
JRL0914194dc
Reference Number: 
Persian MS 932
Image Title: 
Court of Sultan Mahmud
Parent Work Title: 
Shahnama
Translated Parent Work Title: 
Book of Kings
Creator: 
Firdawsī
Creator Role: 
Author
Date Created: 
1542 CE [949]
Page/Sheet: 
7b
Image Sequence Number: 
007b
Description: 
Illustrated: miniature: The Court of Sultan Mahmud. Painter A. Miniature dimensions 165 x 108 mm.
Language Code: 
per
Subject: 
Epic poetry
Subject: 
Persian literature
Subject: 
Iran--History
Category of Material: 
Manuscripts
Sub-Category: 
Miniatures (paintings)
Technique Used: 
Painting (image-making)
Support: 
Paper
Style Period: 
Safawid period
Style Period: 
Shiraz style
People Covered: 
Mahmud, Sultan of Ghazni, 971-1030
Item Height: 
330 mm
Item Width: 
202 mm
Current Repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance: 
Hawtrey, Edward Craven, 1789-1862, former owner
Provenance: 
Kings of Oudh, former owner
Provenance: 
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Provenance: 
Macan, Turner, 1792-1836, former owner
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work: 
The University of Manchester Library
References: 
B.W. Robinson, 'Persian Paintings in the John Rylands Library' (1980)
Notes: 
Digitisation sponsored by The Islamic Manuscript Association
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2009-06-09
Multi Page Number: 
100
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2009-07
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB