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Accession Number:
2004 April 24, lot 25
Hijri Date:
980
Gregorian Date:
1572 (to nearest hijri year)
Origin:
Khurasan
Ownership:
Hans P. Kraus
Folios extant in ms.:
552
Columns x Rows:
4 x 25
Page Size (h x w):
347 x 232 mm
Script:
Nasta'liq
Ms Type:
Codex
Ms Status:
Unspecified
Completion Status:
MS not yet examined
Illuminations in ms:
0
Illustrations in ms:
41 ( 40 Shahnama 1 other [ Barkhiyas Div ] )
Illustration Records in archive:
44 (5 with image) (click here to go to illustrations below)
Last updated by:
charles
Date last updated:
2013-04-01 16:40
 
Project Notes
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References
Dating Ref:
Colophon Extracted from the colophon of the work.
Origin Ref:
Grube, E.J. Islamic painting from the eleventh to the eighteenth century in the Collection of Hans P. Kraus. New York. USA.
Folio Ref:
Catalogue Catalogue.
 
 
Illustration in archive - 44     (back to top)
Binding (1572)
f. 011r
Jamshid enthroned (1572)
f. 022v
The murder of Iraj (1572)
f. 026r
Manuchihr kills Tur in battle (1572)
f. 030r
(1572)
f. 035v
Rudaba and Zal together (1572)
f. 045r
The birth of Rustam (1572)
f. 054r
Rustam lifts Afrasiyab by the belt (1572)
f. 060r
Rustam's third labour: he kills a dragon (1572)
f. 062v
Rustam's seventh labour: he kills the White Div (1572)
f. 067r
Kay Kavus returns to Iran and rewards Rustam for his deeds (1572)
f. 072v
Rustam and the seven champions prepare to encounter Afrasiyab (1572)
f. 083r
Rustam discovers Suhrab's identity (1572)
f. 091v
The fire ordeal of Siyavush (1572)
f. 101v
Siyavush hunts onager with Afrasiyab (1572)
f. 107r
Siyavush taken prisoner before Afrasiyab (1572)
f. 112r
Guruy executes Siyavush (1572)
f. 118r
Rustam kills Pilsam (1572)
f. 129v
Kay Khusrau's army besieges Bahman's castle (1572)
f. 137v
Farud kills Zarasp (1572)
f. 147r
(1572)
f. 154v
Ruhham overcomes Bazur the Turanian wizard (1572)
f. 159r
Tus sees Siyavush in his dream (1572)
f. 165v
Rustam kills Ashkabus and his horse (1572)
f. 173r
Rustam lifts Shangul from his saddle (1572)
f. 182r
Rustam overthrows Puladvand (1572)
f. 188v
Miscellaneous preliminary material (1572)
f. 189r
Manizha entertains Bizhan in the meadows (1572)
f. 199v
Miscellaneous preliminary material (1572)
f. 200r
Rustam fights Barkhiyas Div (interpolation) (1572)
f. 211v
Bizhan kills Human (1572)
f. 224r
The eleventh combat: Gudarz kills Piran (1572)
f. 236r
Kay Khusrau kills Shida (1572)
f. 246v
The Khaqan of Chin sends an envoy to Kay Khusrau (1572)
f. 254r
The execution of Afrasiyab (1572)
f. 261v
Kay Khusrau's champions lost in the snow (1572)
f. 280r
Giv kills Tahzav in revenge for the death of Bahram (1572)
f. 288r
The battle between Gushtasp and Arjasp (1572)
f. 290r
Isfandiyar's second labour: he fights the lions (1572)
f. 291v
Isfandiyar's fifth labour: he kills the Simurgh (1572)
f. 295v
Isfandiyar kills Arjasp to rescue his sisters (1572)
f. 310v
Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with a double-pointed arrow (1572)
f. 318v
Rustam kills Shaghad before dying (1572)
f. 409v
Bahram Gur kills the dragon that had killed a youth (1572)