COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL030003tr
Reference Number:
Persian MS 37
Image Title:
Sea Cow
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:
95a
Image Sequence Number:
095a
Description:
Illustrated: miniature: Sea Cow, a splendid blue beast formed like a humped ox with flaming eyes & wings, green horns & a bushy tail. Miniature dimensions: 76 x 76 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)
Image Creation Technique:
Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, June 2004
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Sea Cow
