Publication Date
1444
Type
Other
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Pompeu Fabra University Library
Record ID
cdi_europeana_collections_9200519_ark_12148_btv1b8432263q
Library Location
Available Online
Date
1444
Sample Text
Scanning from an original document. Copy lacking, in its current state, the preface. This copy is divided into two parts (called niṣf), the first of which occupies the f. 1v to 319 and the second, beginning with the reign of Luhrāsb, occupies f. 319v to 671.The initial part of the ms., detached at an early date, is partially preserved under symbols 45.169 and 56.10 at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland (Ohio). These are the pages from the beginning, with the preface (muqaddima) said to be by Abū Manṣūr and a painting which was originally at the head of the copy of the poem. Other sheets, also detached at an early date – probably in the 18th century – probably also ended up in other collections.Incipit f. 1v, cf. Persian 228(II).Explicit f. 319.Incipit f. 319v.Explicit f. 671. The ms. also contains – in its current state – seventeen paintings [compare with E. Blochet, Revue des Bibliothèques, 1898, p. 260-261; B.W. Robinson, Persian Miniature Paintings from Collections in the British Isles, London, 1967, p. 46, no. 20 and p. 91; B. Robinson, A descriptive catalog of the Persian paintings in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, 1958, p. 24; I. Stchoukine, The paintings of the Tîmûride manuscripts, Paris, 1954, no. XXVII, p. 46 and Pl. XXXVIII-XL; B. Gray (ed.), The Arts of the Book in Central Asia, Paris, 1979, p. 56, 138, 142 and 216] but must have originally included a larger number [namely the Cleveland double-page spread and at least six other paintings, it seems]. These paintings are:1)- F. 14v (232 x 242 mm) “Farīdūn, victorious, is installed on the throne of the usurper Zaḥḥāk with Arnavāz, daughter of Ğamšīd, and his sister at his side”.2)- F. 30v (240 x 273) “Manūčihr slices in two, with one sword stroke, the body of Salm."3)- F. 74v (251 x 265) "As a third feat (hwān), Rustam kills, with the help of his horse Rahš, the dragon but Rahš is wounded."4)- F. 78 (220 x 234) "For his seventh feat (hwān), Rustam fights the white dīv in the cave near which Awlād is chained ".5)- F. 88 (218 x 232) "Kay Kā'ūs, under the eyes of men, angels and dīv, attempts to rise into the air thanks to a basket lifted by four eagles baited with pieces of meat."6)- F.134v (173 x 234) "Siyāvūš is slaughtered by Gurūy Zirih in the presence of Garsīvaz”.7)- F. 173v (217 x 227) “Fight of the Iranians, including Farīburz and Gīv, against the Turanians”.8)- F. 198v (230 x 294) “Rustam seized Kāmūs after having surrounded him with his lasso”.9)- F. 207 (208 x 245) “ Rustam, on horseback, has just defeated Sāva who had come to avenge Kāmūs, and Rahš crushes Sāva with his hoof.”10)- F. 215v (209 x 240) “Rustam has knocked down the Turanian Pūlādvand.”11)- F. 252 (177 x 250) “Bīžan slaughters Hūmān after having thrown him to earth”.12)- F. 266 (163 x 171) “Gurūy Zirih, defeated, is dragged to the ground behind the horse of the Iranian hero Gīv”.13)- F. 284 (200 x 266) “Kay Husraw hits Šīda, son of Afrāsiyāb and he kills him”.14)- F. 307 (190 x 214) “Kay Husraw kills Afrāsiyāb and prepares to kill Garsīvaz”.15)- F. 436 (181 x 182) “Iskandar (Alexander), in Bābil, talks with a man with elephant ears named Gūšbastar”.16)- F. 463 (210 x 224) “The Arab prince Ṭā’ir is beheaded on the orders of Šāpūr II who attended his execution”.17) - F. 467v (219 x 231) “The emperor of Byzantium is brought before Šāpūr II in chains, with his ears cut off and his nose pierced”. The ms. was part of the library of Aḥmad III (1673-1736) and bears f. 5 a stamp dated 1115H.(/1703) with its tuġrā. In f. 585, a marginal note dated 1207H.(/1792-3) is signed by Mullā Abū Bakr. This ms. was part of the collection of Jean-Louis Asselin de Cherville (and bore the number “147” in the list drawn up in 1825 of his Persian ms., cf. tail plate). Scanning from an original document. The ms. was part of the library of Aễmad III (1673-1736) and carries to the f. 5 a stamp dated 1115H.(/1703) with his tuș rā. To the f. 585, a marginal note dated 1207H.(/1792-3) is signed by Mullā Abū Bakr.ce ms. was part of the collection of Jean-Louis Asselin de Cherville (and carried the number “147” in the list drawn up in 1825 of his ms, cf. tail plate). Scanning from an original document. Copy lacking, in its current state, the preface. This copy is divided into two parts (called niṣf), the first of which occupies the f. 1v to 319 and the second, beginning with the reign of Luhrāsb, occupies f. 319v to 671.The initial part of the ms., detached at an early date, is partially preserved under symbols 45.169 and 56.10 at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland (Ohio). These are the pages from the beginning, with the preface (muqaddima) said to be by Abū Manṣūr and a painting which was originally at the head of the copy of the poem. Other sheets, also detached at an early date – probably in the 18th century – probably also ended up in other collections.Incipit f. 1v, cf. Persian 228(II).Explicit f. 319.Incipit f. 319v.Explicit f. 671. The ms. also contains – in its current state – seventeen paintings [compare with E. Blochet, Revue des Bibliothèques, 1898, p. 260-261; B.W. Robinson, Persian Miniature Paintings from Collections in the British Isles, London, 1967, p. 46, no. 20 and p. 91; B. Robinson, A descriptive catalog of the Persian paintings in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, 1958, p. 24; I. Stchoukine, The paintings of the Tîmûride manuscripts, Paris, 1954, no. XXVII, p. 46 and Pl. XXXVIII-XL; B. Gray (ed.), The Arts of the Book in Central Asia, Paris, 1979, p. 56, 138, 142 and 216] but must have originally included a larger number [namely the Cleveland double-page spread and at least six other paintings, it seems]. These paintings are:1)- F. 14v (232 x 242 mm) “Farīdūn, victorious, is installed on the throne of the usurper Zaḥḥāk with Arnavāz, daughter of Ğamšīd, and his sister at his side”.2)- F. 30v (240 x 273) “Manūčihr slices in two, with one sword stroke, the body of Salm."3)- F. 74v (251 x 265) "As a third feat (hwān), Rustam kills, with the help of his horse Rahš, the dragon but Rahš is wounded."4)- F. 78 (220 x 234) "For his seventh feat (hwān), Rustam fights the white dīv in the cave near which Awlād is chained ".5)- F. 88 (218 x 232) "Kay Kā'ūs, under the eyes of men, angels and dīv, attempts to rise into the air thanks to a basket lifted by four eagles baited with pieces of meat."6)- F.134v (173 x 234) "Siyāvūš is slaughtered by Gurūy Zirih in the presence of Garsīvaz”.7)- F. 173v (217 x 227) “Fight of the Iranians, including Farīburz and Gīv, against the Turanians”.8)- F. 198v (230 x 294) “Rustam seized Kāmūs after having surrounded him with his lasso”.9)- F. 207 (208 x 245) “ Rustam, on horseback, has just defeated Sāva who had come to avenge Kāmūs, and Rahš crushes Sāva with his hoof.”10)- F. 215v (209 x 240) “Rustam has knocked down the Turanian Pūlādvand.”11)- F. 252 (177 x 250) “Bīžan slaughters Hūmān after having thrown him to earth”.12)- F. 266 (163 x 171) “Gurūy Zirih, defeated, is dragged to the ground behind the horse of the Iranian hero Gīv”.13)- F. 284 (200 x 266) “Kay Husraw hits Šīda, son of Afrāsiyāb and he kills him”.14)- F. 307 (190 x 214) “Kay Husraw kills Afrāsiyāb and prepares to kill Garsīvaz”.15)- F. 436 (181 x 182) “Iskandar (Alexander), in Bābil, talks with a man with elephant ears named Gūšbastar”.16)- F. 463 (210 x 224) “The Arab prince Ṭā’ir is beheaded on the orders of Šāpūr II who attended his execution”.17) - F. 467v (219 x 231) “The emperor of Byzantium is brought before Šāpūr II in chains, with his ears cut off and his nose pierced”. The ms. was part of the library of Aḥmad III (1673-1736) and bears f. 5 a stamp dated 1115H.(/1703) with its tuġrā. In f. 585, a marginal note dated 1207H.(/1792-3) is signed by Mullā Abū Bakr. This ms. was part of the collection of Jean-Louis Asselin de Cherville (and bore the number “147” in the list drawn up in 1825 of his Persian ms., cf. tail plate).
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