Detail View: Rylands Collection: Sultan Osman killed by the Janissaries
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Image Number:
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JRL1118960
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Reference Number:
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Turkish MS 2
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Image Title:
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Sultan Osman killed by the Janissaries
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Parent Work Title:
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Album of Miniature Paintings
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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Ottoman Sultans
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Date Created:
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c1690
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Page/Sheet:
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16b, No. 15
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Description:
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Watercolour drawing; Sultan Osman, killed by the Janissaries. This Sultan’s orangey-red coat is Minium, or red lead, created by roasting white lead pigments. A darker, insect-based red is used for his lips. The contrasting silver is in unusually bright condition; silver usually tarnishes quickly.
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Subject:
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Turkey--History
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Subject:
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Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918
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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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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Technique Used:
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Drawing (image-making)
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Medium:
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Ink
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Medium:
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Watercolour (paint)
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Support:
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Paper
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Item Height:
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196 mm
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Item Width:
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143 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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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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References:
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Schmidt, Jan. A Catalogue of the Turkish Manuscripts in the John Rylands University Library at Manchester (Islamic Manuscripts and Books ; v. 2). Leiden; Boston: Brill, 2011
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2011-03-09
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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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