Category:Shah Tahmasp's Shahnameh

**Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp**
	illustrated manuscript of the Shahnameh
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Instance of	illuminated manuscript;
Named after	Tahmasp I;
Language of work or name	Persian;
Owned by	Selim II (1568–); Edmond James de Rothschild; Arthur Houghton (1959 – 20th century);
Has part(s)	Shahnameh manuscript Met 1970.301; Rustam's seventh course: He kills the White Div, folio 124 from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020); Rustam Pursues Akvan, The Onager-Div, Folio from the Shahnameh (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp; Gushtasp Slays the Dragon of Mount Saqila, Folio from the Shahnameh (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp; The musician Barbad conceals himself in a tree; Zal is Sighted by a Caravan (LTS1995.2.46); Faridun’s mother Faranak sends gifts to her son; The Court of Kayumars, Folio from the Shahnameh (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp; The story of Haftvad and the worm; Suhrab overthrows Rustam in their second combat; Firdausi and the poets of Ghazna; Qaran unhorses Barman; Faridun tests his sons; Isfandiyar’s Fifth Ordeal; Kay Khusraw Captures the Demon-occupied Bahman Castle; Kay Khusraw Welcomed by his Grandfather, Kay Kaus, King of Iran; The death of King Mirdas; Zahhak receives the daughters of Jamshid; Zahhak slays the sacred cow Barmayah; Zahhak discusses his dream with Arnavaz (Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Ms 41); …;
Collection	Metropolitan Museum of Art (1970.301.1-76); Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art; Aga Khan Museum; Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art (MSS 1030); David Collection (30-32.1988); Museum of Islamic Art; Museum of Islamic Art (I 5/82); Art and History Collection (LTS1995.2.46); The Keir Collection of Islamic Art (PP.12); Harvard Art Museums (2002.50.13); Cincinnati Art Museum (1984.87); Cleveland Museum of Art (1988.96);
Inception	16th century (before 1535, after 1522);
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	Q3114572; VIAF ID: 184691086; Library of Congress authority ID: n83122182; National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007403055505171
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فارسی: شاهنامهٔ شاه تهماسبی متعلق به سدهٔ دهم قمری، تبریز، مکتب صفوی

English: A sumptuous illuminated manuscript of the Shahnameh begun by the father of Shah Tahmasp I of Persia for his son, probably about 1522. Work continued into the 1530s, and the 258 original miniatures are now dispersed. Also known as the "Houghton Shahnameh".

Reference: The Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp