Author
Firdausī | 940-1020 | GND-ID: (DE-588)118532499, فردوسى, Quatremère, Étienne | 1782-1857 | GND-ID: (DE-588)120379228
Author Original
فردوسى
Publication Date
1560-1750
Subject
Poetry, Iran / History 1560-1750, Poetry | GND ID: (DE-588)4036774-5, Iran | GND ID: (DE-588)4027653-3, history 1560-1750
Type
Document
Language
Persian
Digital
No
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
774
Physical Dimensions
774 Blätter : 21 Zeilen : 28,75 x 17,5 cm
Library
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
Library Asset ID
BV035835003
Record ID
991018169499707356
Library Location
Available: Cod.pers. 10
Date
1560-1750
Notes
Short photo of a manuscript, contents: Very nice copy of the royal book of Firdausī, without preface, features: With many (around 215) fine miniatures from different eras. At the beginning 2 pages of ornaments., Cover: cover varnished and painted with flowers, script: Taʿlīq, equipment: copy in 4 columns, old signature: Quatremère 13, BSB provenance: Étienne Quatremère (1782-1857)
Sample Text
One of the most extensive picture cycles that exists on Shāhnāma is contained in this manuscript with its 215 illustrations. Since several painters worked on them at different times, they are not uniform but can be divided into four groups. The two oldest date from the 16th century. The most important has figure-rich, large-format compositions with meticulous execution and brilliant colors; it can be assigned to court painting in Qasvin. The second group of pictures with less color and a more modest level of composition and figure drawing was probably created around the same time. In the early 17th century, two full-page miniatures in the style of Isfahan court painting were added. Finally, the illustrations in the fourth group display features that are difficult to classify as Iranian illumination; they probably come from India. It is possible that some of the best miniatures in this manuscript were created before 1565 at the court of Ibrāhīm Mīrzās in Mashhad. The Shāhnāma was written by the poet Firdawsī (ca. 940-1020) at the end of the tenth century. This popular national epic is a heroic tale of pre-Islamic Persia from its mythical beginnings to the Arab invasion in the seventh century. The legends are part of Iranian identity and have a similar status in world literature as the epics of Homer and the works of William Shakespeare. // Bavarian State Library, Orient and Asia Department // Date: 2019, English version: This manuscript containing 215 illustrations is one of the largest pictorial cycles of the Shāhnāma, the Persian Book of Kings. Several painters, working at different times, were involved in its illumination; the miniatures thus are not uniform in style. Four distinct groups can be identified, with the two oldest groups dating from the 16th century. The miniatures of the first group show large-scale compositions with many figures, executed in minute detail using brilliant colors. The pictures of the second group are of lesser quality with regard to composition and figure drawing. The third group consists of two full-scale illustrations in the style of the court of Isfahan, and which were added in the early 17th century. The fourth group, however, is comprised of miniatures that do not seem related to the Iranian tradition and might be of Indian origin. Some of the best illustrations in this manuscript were possibly painted at the court of Sultan Ibrāhīm Mīrzā in Mashhad before 1565. The Shāhnāma was composed at the end of the tenth century by the poet Firdawsi (circa 940–1020). This beloved national epic is a heroic narrative of pre-Islamic Persia from mythic beginnings to the seventh-century Arab invasion. The legends form part of Iranian identity and have a status in world literature similar to those of Homer's epics and the plays of William Shakespeare. // Bavarian State Library, Oriental and Asia Department // Date: 2019
Edebi tür
Handschrift | GND-ID: (DE-588)4023287-6, Quelle | GND-ID: (DE-588)4135952-5
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