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Farīdūn crosses the Tigris on his way to fight the tyrant Ẓaḥḥāk, from the Book of Kings (Shāhnāma)

Title	Farīdūn crosses the Tigris on his way to fight the tyrant Ẓaḥḥāk, from the Book of Kings (Shāhnāma)
Publication Date:	c. 1570-1585
Type	Document
Language	Persian
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	447 mm x 313 mm (height x width)
Library:	Chester Beatty
Record ID	Per 256.2
Library Location	Persian collection
Date	c. 1570-1585
Notes	Farīdūn crosses the Tigris on his way to fight the tyrant Ẓaḥḥāk, from the Book of Kings (Shāhnāma). Folio, ink, colours and gold on paper, Persian verses in nasta`liq script, with framed rubric (recto: “Farīdūn goes to fight Ẓaḥḥāk, and crosses the river”) and painting (on verso), the Book of Kings (Shāhnāma) by Firdausi, artist’s name (Miḥrāb?) inscribed above painting, probably Qazvin, Iran, undated, c. 1570-1585
Materyal	Paper (material), Pigment (material), Ink (material), Gold
Nesne Adı	Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)
Yazı Tipi	Nasta'liq script

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Farīdūn crosses the Tigris on his way to fight the tyrant Ẓaḥḥāk, from the Book of Kings (Shāhnāma)

Publication Date c. 1570-1585

Type Document

Language Persian

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 447 mm x 313 mm (height x width)

Library Chester Beatty

Record ID Per 256.2

Library Location Persian collection

Date c. 1570-1585

Notes Farīdūn crosses the Tigris on his way to fight the tyrant Ẓaḥḥāk, from the Book of Kings (Shāhnāma). Folio, ink, colours and gold on paper, Persian verses in nasta`liq script, with framed rubric (recto: “Farīdūn goes to fight Ẓaḥḥāk, and crosses the river”) and painting (on verso), the Book of Kings (Shāhnāma) by Firdausi, artist’s name (Miḥrāb?) inscribed above painting, probably Qazvin, Iran, undated, c. 1570-1585

Materyal Paper (material), Pigment (material), Ink (material), Gold

Nesne Adı Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)

Yazı Tipi Nasta'liq script