Detail View: Rylands Collection: Sea Cow
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Image Number:
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JRL030003tr
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Reference Number:
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Persian MS 37
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Image Title:
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Sea Cow
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Parent Work Title:
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Aja' ib al-Makhluqat
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Translated Parent Work Title:
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Marvels of things created
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Creator:
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Qazwīnī, Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad, approximately 1203-1283
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date Created:
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c1440
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Page/Sheet:
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95a
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Image Sequence Number:
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095a
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Description:
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Illustrated: miniature: Sea Cow, a splendid blue beast formed like a humped ox with flaming eyes & wings, green horns & a bushy tail. Miniature dimensions: 76 x 76 mm
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Language Code:
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per
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Subject:
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Natural History
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Codex
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Sub-Category:
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Miniatures (paintings)
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Creation Site:
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Iran: Fārs: Shīrāz
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Style Period:
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Timurid period
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Style Period:
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Shiraz style
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Item Height:
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248 mm
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Item Width:
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165 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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References:
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B.W. Robinson, 'Persian Paintings in the John Rylands Library' (1980)
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Image Creation Technique:
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Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, June 2004
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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