COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1005939dc
Reference Number:
Persian MS 37
Image Title:
Farhad's sculpture on Mount Bisutun
Parent Work Title:
Aja' ib al-Makhluqat
Translated Parent Work Title:
Marvels of things created
Creator:
Qazwīnī, Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad, approximately 1203-1283
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
c1440
Page/Sheet:
109b
Image Sequence Number:
109b
Description:
Illustrated: miniature: Farhad's scuplture on Mount Bisutun. A crowned figure (Kushraw) between two other figures (Farhad and Shirin). There are visible signs of repair. Miniature dimensions: 95 mm x 108 mm.
Language Code:
per
Subject:
Natural History
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Sub-Category:
Miniatures (paintings)
Creation Site:
Iran: Fārs: Shīrāz
Style Period:
Timurid period
Style Period:
Shiraz style
Item Height:
248 mm
Item Width:
165 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).
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2010-01-20
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Farhad's sculpture on Mount Bisutun
