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Or 6810, ff 199v-303r
- Record Id:
- 040-002748669
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002748654
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022711670.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 6810, ff 199v-303r
- Title:
- Iskandarnāmah. Beginning in this copy with the Khiradnāmah (ff 199v-234v)
- Scope & Content:
- Illustrations:(214r) Iskandar, in the likeness of Ḥusayn Bāyqarā, with the seven sages. Inscription: Year AH 900 (1494/95).(225v) Iskandar on the island near the ‘Lion’s Mouth’ whirlpool beating the wolfskin drum of the bronze talisman in order to still the waters. One of the figures in the boat is shown to be the likeness of Ḥusayn Bāyqarā.followed by the Sharafnāmah (ff 235v-303r)-(273r) Iskandar, in the likeness of Ḥusayn Bāyqarā, visiting the wise man in a cave. Ascribed to Bihzād underneath, but to Qāsim ʻAlī in the text panel.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002748654
040-002748669 - Is part of:
- Or 6810 : Niẓāmī Ganjavī, Khamsah
Or 6810, ff 199v-303r : Iskandarnāmah. Beginning in this copy with the Khiradnāmah (ff 199v-234v) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002748654[0005]/040-002748669
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Or 6810
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 text
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_6810 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-

- Languages:
- Persian
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Start Date:
- 1490
- End Date:
- 1499
- Date Range:
- 1490-1499
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Legal Status:
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