Detail View: Rylands Collection: Arda Vitaz visit the world of the dead
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Image Number:
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JRL1311111
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Reference Number:
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Persian MS 41
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Image Title:
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Arda Vitaz visit the world of the dead
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Parent Work Title:
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Ardā Virāf Nāma
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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The revelations of Arda Viraz
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Creator:
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Peshotan Jiv Hirji Homji
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Creator Role:
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Scribe
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Date Created:
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1789
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Page/Sheet:
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5a
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Description:
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This story describes the righteous Arda Vitaz visit the world of the dead, returning with an account of the rewards and punishments in store.Red Vermilion dominates this manuscript. An organic, red, insect dye has also been used to add detail. The illustrations portray Arda Viraf’s visit to the afterlife and what he learns there – that Zoroastrianism is the only true religion.
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Language Code:
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per
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Language:
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Persian
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Subject:
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Poetry
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Subject:
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Persian literature
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Subject:
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Zoroastrianism in literature
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Illustrated works
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Sub-Category:
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Miniatures (paintings)
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Creation Site:
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India: Gujarāt: Navsāri
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Item Height:
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227 mm
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Item Width:
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174 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Lewin, Samuel Hawtayne, former owner
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Provenance:
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Guise, Samuel, former owner
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Provenance:
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Hindley, John Haddon, former owner
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Provenance:
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Bland, Nathaniel, 1803-1865, former owner
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Provenance:
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Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
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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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Access Rights:
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 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Copyright of The University of Manchester |
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2013-05-24
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2017-09
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Educational Notes:
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Exhibition: The Alchemy of Colour
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Academic Project Lead:
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Carol Burrows
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Academic Project Lead:
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Elaine Sheldon
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