Detail View: Rylands Collection: Birth of Rustam

Image Number: 
JRL1510066
Reference Number: 
Persian MS 977
Image Title: 
Birth of Rustam
Parent Work Title: 
Shahnama
Translated Parent Work Title: 
Book of Kings
Creator: 
Firdawsī
Creator Role: 
Author
Creator: 
Shahab-i Katib
Creator Role: 
Calligrapher
Date Created: 
1597
Volume: 
1
Page/Sheet: 
57a
Description: 
Rustam is born by Caesarian section. Miniature: 65 x 120 mm. Script is nasta'liq. Text in 4 colums, 25 rows to the page.
Language Code: 
per
Language: 
Persian
Subject: 
Epic poetry
Subject: 
Persian literature
Category of Material: 
Manuscripts
Sub-Category: 
Codex
Sub-Category: 
Illustrated works
Technique Used: 
Handwriting
Medium: 
Ink
Support: 
Paper
Creation Site: 
Iran
Item Height: 
272 mm
Item Width: 
170 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
Access Rights: 
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Copyright of The University of Manchester
References: 
Notes: 
Patron: Mirza Abu 'l-Qasim Beg
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2015-01-27
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2018-06
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB