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Accession Number:
Fraser 60
Gregorian Date:
19th century
Origin:
India
Folios extant in ms.:
628
Columns x Rows:
4 x
Script:
Nasta'liq
Sample Page Folio:
091v
Ms Type:
Codex
Glossary:
yes
Ms Status:
Complete
Completion Status:
Search not completed
Illuminations in ms:
1
Illustrations in ms:
1 ( 1 frontispiece(s) 1 Shahnama 43 other [ blank spaces ] )
Illustration Records in archive:
Last updated by:
firuza
Date last updated:
2010-10-18 11:16
 
Public Notes
44 places allocated for illustrations, only one executed
Project Notes
Preliminary check by FA, 9 June 2010:

Indian, not a bad calligraphy, two manuscripts in one binding. What is interesting is that it was produced by the same hand, which probably made the one who was responsible for putting them together make such decision: not only the calligraphy, but also the layout decoration: coloured frames of the text blocks, etc. Obviously we have a very curious example of a typical commercial product, or two pieces of the same craftsman, who probably had survived bankruptcy or so. 628 ff, no colophon, no incipit, consists of 4 jild (sic), hence four unvans with pretty luxurious double page illumination with lots of gold on margins and interlinear 'clouds'. Prose introduction (10 ff), satire (1 full folio - 8r-9r), dictionary (12r-17v)

Photos - unvan 18v-19r, sample page 91v, 359r - the only miniature in the ms (Zarir killed in a battle?)

Binding of dark red leather with flap in very poor condition, rather worn and worm eaten 43 blanks for mins. not carried out.

 
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091v
sample page
f. 018v
Illuminated unvan
f. 031r
Faridun enthroned
f. 037r
The murder of Iraj
f. 051r
Rudaba and Zal together
f. 062r
The birth of Rustam
f. 084r
Rustam's seventh labour: he kills the White Div
f. 094v
Kay Kavus airborne
f. 109r
Rustam mortally wounds Suhrab
f. 125r
Afrasiyab greets Siyavush
f. 141r
Guruy executes Siyavush
f. 167v
Farud kills Zarasp
f. 176r
The eleventh combat: Gudarz fights Piran
f. 193v
Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse
f. 204r
Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant by lasso
f. 213v
Rustam kills Akvan Div
f. 215r
f. 231v
Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse
f. 241v
Rustam pulls the Khaqan of Chin from his elephant by lasso
f. 252v
Rustam returns to the court of Kay Khusrau
f. 258r
Bizhan comes to Manizha's tent
f. 269r
Bizhan is brought to the pit
f. 271r
Rustam asks Bizhan to forgive Gurgin
f. 283v
Bizhan kills Human
f. 294r
The eleventh combat: Gudarz kills Piran
f. 310v
Kay Khusrau throws Shida to the ground
f. 329r
The execution of Garsivaz
f. 345r
Gushtasp prefers Mirian, the other of daughter of Caesar
f. 345v
Gushtasp kills a wolf in Rum
f. 348v
Gushtasp kills a dragon in Rum
f. 359r
Bidarafsh kills Zarir, the brother of Gushtasp
f. 390v
f. 400r
f. 417v
Dara is killed by his own ministers
f. 426r
Battle between the armies of Iskandar and the Fur
f. 434v
Iskandar encounters Israfil
f. 438r
Iskandar dies in Babylon
f. 441r
f. 448v
Ardashir hangs Haftvad and his eldest son Shahuy
f. 465v
Yazdagird the Sinner enthroned
f. 469v
A sea monster kills Yazdagird
f. 498v
Bahram Gur hunts onagers
f. 530r
The creation of the game chess on behalf of the mother of Talhand
f. 536v
Talhand dies on the back of his elephant during the battle
f. 557r
Bahram Chubina defeats the army of Sava Shah