COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL030264tr
Reference Number:
Persian MS 909
Image Title:
Rakhsh slays a lion
Parent Work Title:
Shahnama
Translated Parent Work Title:
Book of Kings
Creator:
Firdawsī
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1650-06-23 [23 Jumada II, 1060]
Page/Sheet:
63a
Image Sequence Number:
063a
Description:
Illustrated: miniature: Rustam asleep [though his eyes are open] while Rakhsh slays a marauding lion. Miniature dimensions: 121 x 127 mm.
Language Code:
per
Subject:
Epic poetry
Subject:
Persian literature
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Sub-Category:
Miniatures (paintings)
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Style Period:
Safawid period
Style Period:
Isfahan style
Item Height:
407 mm
Item Width:
255 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)
Image Creation Technique:
Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, September 2004
Rakhsh slays a lion
