Detail View: Rylands Collection: Rustam shoots Shaghad

Image Number: 
JRL030161tr
Reference Number: 
Persian MS 8
Image Title: 
Rustam shoots Shaghad
Parent Work Title: 
Shahnama
Translated Parent Work Title: 
Book of Kings
Creator: 
Firdawsī
Creator Role: 
Author
Date Created: 
16th century [mid]
Page/Sheet: 
328b
Image Sequence Number: 
328b
Description: 
Illustrated: miniature: The dying Rustam shoots his treacherous brother Shaghad through the tree. Painter A. Miniature dimensions: 241 x 172 mm.
Language Code: 
per
Subject: 
Death
Subject: 
Epic poetry
Subject: 
Persian literature
Category of Material: 
Manuscripts
Sub-Category: 
Codex
Sub-Category: 
Miniatures (paintings)
Style Period: 
Shiraz style
Style Period: 
Safawid period
Item Height: 
362 mm
Item Width: 
216 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)
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB