COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~91~1
Rylands Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL0918889dc
image_number
JRL0918889dc
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
Persian MS 932
reference_number
Persian MS 932
Reference Number
false
Image Title:
Fire-breathing horsemen
title
Fire-breathing horsemen
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:
1542 CE [949]
date_created
1542 CE [949]
Date Created
false
Page/Sheet:
381b
page
381b
Page/Sheet
false
Image Sequence Number:
381b
image_sequence_number
381b
Image Sequence Number
false
Description:
Illustrated: miniature: Discomfiture of the Indian army of Fur by Iskandar's fire-breathing iron horsemen. Painter B. Miniature dimensions: 260 x 127 mm.
description
Illustrated: miniature: Discomfiture of the Indian army of Fur by Iskandar's fire-breathing iron horsemen. Painter B. Miniature dimensions: 260 x 127 mm.
Description
false
Language Code:
per
language
per
Language Code
false
Subject:
Persian literature
subject
Persian literature
Subject
false
Subject:
Iran--History
subject
Iran--History
Subject
false
Subject:
Epic poetry
subject
Epic poetry
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
category
Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Miniatures (paintings)
class
Miniatures (paintings)
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Painting (image-making)
technique
Painting (image-making)
Technique Used
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
technique
Handwriting
Technique Used
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Style Period:
Shiraz style
style_period
Shiraz style
Style Period
false
Style Period:
Safawid period
style_period
Safawid period
Style Period
false
Item Height:
330 mm
item_height
330 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
202 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
former_repository
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Macan, Turner, 1792-1836, former owner
former_repository
Macan, Turner, 1792-1836, former owner
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Hawtrey, Edward Craven, 1789-1862, former owner
former_repository
Hawtrey, Edward Craven, 1789-1862, former owner
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Kings of Oudh, former owner
former_repository
Kings of Oudh, former owner
Provenance
false
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
Notes:
Digitisation sponsored by The Islamic Manuscript Association
notes
Digitisation sponsored by <a href="http://www.islamicmanuscript.org/">The Islamic Manuscript Association</a>
Notes
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2009-06-09
Multi Page Number:
3840
bit_depth
3840
Multi Page Number
false
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2009-07
Metadata Language:
eng-GB