Iskandar visits the Ka‘ba in Mecca, from the Book of Kings (Shahnama) by Firdausi

Name: Iskandar visits the Ka‘ba in Mecca, from the Book of Kings (Shahnama) by Firdausi
Author: Muhammad Baqqal, Abu al-Qasim Firdausi

İsim	Iskandar visits the Ka‘ba in Mecca, from the Book of Kings (Shahnama) by Firdausi
Yazar	Muhammad Baqqal, Abu al-Qasim Firdausi
Basım Tarihi:	1480
Tür	Resim
Dil	Arapça
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Kütüphane:	La Laguna Üniversitesi Kütüphanesi
Kayıt Numarası	cdi_europeana_collections_1100_1806
Tarih	1480
Notlar	Iskandar visits the Ka‘ba in Mecca, from the Book of Kings (Shahnama) by Firdausi. Firdausi's epic Book of Kings was composed c. 1010, and tells in Persian verse the mythical histories of fifty kings and queens from ancient pre-Islamic Iran. The stories blend historical figures and events with dramatic legend, featuring superhuman heroes, supernatural monsters and kings of variable quality. Depicted here is an episode from the reign of Iskandar, or Alexander the Great. Firdausi describes how Iskandar conquers Iran and India, and then pauses to make a pilgrimage to the Ka`ba shrine in Mecca, before proceeding to Egypt. In Mecca he meets the descendants of the prophet Ibhraim (Abraham). Detached folio, ink, colours and gold on paper, Persian poetry in nasta`liq script, caption in gold ("Iskandar goes to the Ka`ba") and painting (on recto), text copied by Muhammad Baqqal, dated 23 Jumada I 885H, Shiraz, Iran, 31 July 1480.

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Iskandar visits the Ka‘ba in Mecca, from the Book of Kings (Shahnama) by Firdausi

Yazar Muhammad Baqqal, Abu al-Qasim Firdausi

Basım Tarihi 1480

Tür Resim

Dil Arapça

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Kütüphane La Laguna Üniversitesi Kütüphanesi

Kayıt Numarası cdi_europeana_collections_1100_1806

Tarih 1480

Notlar Iskandar visits the Ka‘ba in Mecca, from the Book of Kings (Shahnama) by Firdausi. Firdausi's epic Book of Kings was composed c. 1010, and tells in Persian verse the mythical histories of fifty kings and queens from ancient pre-Islamic Iran. The stories blend historical figures and events with dramatic legend, featuring superhuman heroes, supernatural monsters and kings of variable quality. Depicted here is an episode from the reign of Iskandar, or Alexander the Great. Firdausi describes how Iskandar conquers Iran and India, and then pauses to make a pilgrimage to the Ka`ba shrine in Mecca, before proceeding to Egypt. In Mecca he meets the descendants of the prophet Ibhraim (Abraham). Detached folio, ink, colours and gold on paper, Persian poetry in nasta`liq script, caption in gold ("Iskandar goes to the Ka`ba") and painting (on recto), text copied by Muhammad Baqqal, dated 23 Jumada I 885H, Shiraz, Iran, 31 July 1480.