Detail View: Rylands Collection: Farhad's sculpture on Mount Bisutun

Image Number: 
JRL1005939dc
Reference Number: 
Persian MS 37
Image Title: 
Farhad's sculpture on Mount Bisutun
Parent Work Title: 
Aja' ib al-Makhluqat
Translated Parent Work Title: 
Marvels of things created
Creator: 
Qazwīnī, Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad, approximately 1203-1283
Creator Role: 
Author
Date Created: 
c1440
Page/Sheet: 
109b
Image Sequence Number: 
109b
Description: 
Illustrated: miniature: Farhad's scuplture on Mount Bisutun. A crowned figure (Kushraw) between two other figures (Farhad and Shirin). There are visible signs of repair. Miniature dimensions: 95 mm x 108 mm.
Language Code: 
per
Subject: 
Natural History
Category of Material: 
Manuscripts
Sub-Category: 
Codex
Sub-Category: 
Miniatures (paintings)
Creation Site: 
Iran: Fārs: Shīrāz
Style Period: 
Timurid period
Style Period: 
Shiraz style
Item Height: 
248 mm
Item Width: 
165 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
References: 
B.W. Robinson, 'Persian Paintings in the John Rylands Library' (1980).
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2010-01-20
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB