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Add MS 7735
- Record Id:
- 032-002559771
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002559771
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023431446.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 7735
- Title:
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Manṭiq al-Ṭayr by ʻAṭṭār, Farīd al-Dīn, d. ca. 1230
منطق الطير
- Scope & Content:
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A Later Herat/Timurid copy of Manṭiq al-Ṭayr
Decorations:
- Miniature: Folio 28v: The darvīsh kneeling before the princess he loved.
- Miniature: Folio 30v: The hoopoe and the peacock.
- Miniature: Folio 49r: Shaykh Ṣan'ān gazing at the Greek Christian maiden asleep on her balcony.
- Miniature: Folio 68r: Sulṭān Maḥmūd helping a boy to catch fish (discoloured).
- Miniature: Folio 75v: Jibrā'īl, having been sent by God to seek a follower of God in a Christian monastery, sees a man kneeling before a golden idol.
- Miniature: Folio 84r: The story of the two foxes. A prince hunting with a falcon and cheetah.
- Miniature: Folio 91r: The sage telling the king about the crevice in a wall of a palace through which 'Izrā'īl, the Angel of Death, could enter.
- Miniature: Folio 151r: Sultan Maḥmūd and Ayāz on their way to play polo, waylaid by a darvīsh who was infatuated with Ayāz.
- Miniature: Folio 181v: The prince waylaid by a darvīsh who was so infuriated that he died.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002559771
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002559771
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 208 folios
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_7735 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Persian
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1460
- End Date:
- 1540
- Date Range:
- Late 15th century-Early 16th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions [leaf]: 24.1x15.9cm
Unwan: One ʿunwān
Marginal: Gold-ruled margins
Miniature: 9 miniatures
Script: Persian nastaʿlīq
Format: Codex.
Material: Chart.
- Administrative Context:
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Origin: late 15th or early 16th century
- Finding Aids:
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For a more detailed catalogue entry see:
Rieu, Charles. Catalogue of the Persian Manuscripts in the British Museum. London: British Museum, 1879: pp.577-8
Titley, Norah M. Miniatures from Persian Manuscripts. A Catalogue and Subject Index of Paintings Etc. London, 1977: p.35
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)