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	Folios from the Great Mongol Shahnama (Book of Kings) \| Thematic Essay \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan ...
		The Shahnama, the poet Firdausi's masterpiece in Persian verse written around 1000, tells the stories of ancient heroes and kings of pre-Islamic Iran; it is rich with exploits of love and betrayal, courage, and valor that lend themselves to illustration.
		As no illustrated copies of the Shahnama are known from before the early 1300s, the manuscript might not yet have had an established iconography, leaving the Ilkhanid patron and the best artists at court free to experiment with the choice of pictorial events, styles, and themes.
		The Shahnama, with its rich detailing of the largely lost material culture of the Mongol court, presents a view of the contemporary Ilkhanid world, transforming a popular text into a splendid visual document of the period.
	www.metmuseum.org /toah/hd/khan6/hd_khan6.htm (713 words)

	Middle East Stage: Kavitha Dispatch - April 5, 2000
		The Shahnama was traditionally told in teahouses or in the palaces of the sultans as a form of entertainment.
		The Shahnama is the amazing result of over 30 years of work, in which Fordowsi gave life to the glories of great Iranian kings and heroes in one long epic poem.
		Not only is the Shahnama an incredible work of art that made use of a new form of rub'i, or quatrain, style poetry for which Iran is now famous, but it also helped preserve the Farsi language during a time when it was threatened to be forgotten to Arabic.
	www.worldtrek.org /odyssey/mideast/040500/040500kavishahnama.html (1295 words)

	ShaikhSiddiqui Shahnameh
		The Shahnama (The Book of Kings or The Epic of Kings) also written Shahnameh, written by Firdowsi around 1000 AD, is the national epic of Persia (Iran) and one of the definite classics of world literature.
		The Shahnama of Firdowsi, an epical poem book of over 60,000 couplets, is based mainly on a prose work of the same name compiled in the poet's earlier life in his native Tus.
		This is not the case with the Shahnama, which is based on the original Persian stories.
	www.shaikhsiddiqui.com /shahnameh.html (638 words)

	Iranica: Dream
		Perhaps the most graphic dream recounted in the Shahnama is that of Afrasiab, who sees a desert full of serpents and a sky full of eagles; the wind blows his banner to the ground, and a hundred thousand Iranian soldiers carry him off to Kavoos.
		Among the few places in the Shahnama where the angel Sorush appears is Goodarz's dream, in which the angel, seated on a cloud, informs him of God's command.
		The only place in the Shahnama where the term "dream interpreter" (gozaranda-ye khab) occurs is in the episode of Khosrow Anoshiravan and Bozorgmehr, in which Ferdowsi also expressed his own views: "Enlightened souls see in dreams all existing things".
	www.iranian.com /Iranica/Sept97/Dream/index.html (1299 words)

	Amazon.com: Shahnama: The Visual Language of the Persian Book of Kings (Visual Arts Research Institute Edinburgh): ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Shahnama: The Visual Language of the Persian Book of Kings presents the first comprehensive examination of the interplay between text and image in the celebrated Persian national epic, the Shahnama, written by the poet Firdausi of Tus.
		The Shahnama is one of the longest poems ever composed and recounts the history of Iran from the dawn of time to the Muslim Arab conquests of the seventh century AD.
		The papers published in this volume admirably illustrate the range of possible art-historical approaches to the Shahnama and its iconography in the current state of the field and in the wide range of media in which Shahnama themes appear.
	www.amazon.com /Shahnama-Language-Research-Institute-Edinburgh/dp/0754633675 (637 words)

	Shahnama (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The language used in composing the Shahnama is pure Persian with only the slightest admixture of Arabic.
		The Shahnama of Ferdowsi, an epical poem book of over 55,000 couplets, is based mainly on a prose work of the same name compiled in the poet's earlier life in his native Tus.
		After studying the Shahnama, one can clearly see that Ferdowsi must have had a solid command of the Pahlavi language (Middle Persian) as well, with an astonishing linguistic understanding of the transitional patterns from Middle Persian to Modern Persian.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Shahnama.html (632 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Shahnama (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Shahnama of Ferdowsi, an epic poem of over 60,000 couplets, is based mainly on a prose work of the same name compiled in the poet's earlier life in his native Tus.
		Firdausi's Shahnama (Book of Kings), completed in eastern Iran in around A.D. 1010, is a work of mythology, history, literature and propaganda: a living epic poem that pervades and expresses many aspects of Persian culture.
		The chief aim of the Project is to stimulate research into the role of Firdausi's epic in Persian history and culture, and to investigate the relationships between the text of the poem and the many miniature paintings that have been created to illustrate it.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Shahnama (1147 words)

	Shahnama
		The language used in composing the Shahnama is pure Persian languagePersian with very few Arabic languageArabic loanwords used.
		The ''Shahnama'' of Ferdowsi, an Epicepic poem of over 60,000 couplets, is based mainly on a prose work of the same name compiled in the poet's earlier life in his native Tus.
		The ''Shahnama'' is one of the few original national epics in the world.
	www.territoriopc.com /eng/shahnama.php (400 words)

	Maw: Hymnus/Little Concert/Shahnama (Music)
		Shahnama for small orchestra: Rustram and the seven champions hunt in Turan.
		Shahnama for small orchestra: The Women of Egypt, overcome by the beauty of Yusuf, cutting their fingers as they peel oranges.
		Shahnama for small orchestra: Rustrum and Kay Kaus watching the King of Mazendarian turning hin=mself into a boulder.
	www.coolshopping.com /music.php/Mode/product/page/1/browse/301668/AsinSearch/B000038I8H/name/Maw%253A%2520Hymnus%252FLittle%2520Concert%252FShahnama (361 words)

	Shahnama
		At the age of thirty six Firdausi started to write the Shahnama, in verses.
		As Firdausi himself mentions in his works, Shahnama was started by Daqiqi of Tus, a talented young man who became panegyrist of the Saminids.
		It is important to know that Firdausi did not write the Shahnama chronologically.
	www.afghan-network.net /Culture/shahnama.html (1714 words)

	Detroit Institute of Arts : Permanent Collection - Ancient - Ardashir Battling Bahman, Son of Ardawan
		The Shahnama, The Book of Kings, was written in the 11th century by the Persian poet Firdausi.
		This copy of the Shahnama was probably commissioned between 1335 and 1336 by the Vizier (prime minister) Ghiyath al-Din in the Mongol capital city of Tabriz.
		Called the Demotte Shahnama after the French dealer who dispersed its paintings, this is one of fifty-eight pages of this manuscript that survive.
	www.dia.org /collections/ancient/islamicart/35.54.html (191 words)

	BibliOdyssey: Shahnama
		1010 A.D. The Iranian Shahnama or Epic of the Kings is one of the great works of literature, encomapssing mythology, poetry, history and propaganda.
		UK Shahnama project (not fun with Firefox, but using the viewer allows easy zooming and this is arguably the best/most comprehensive site around)
		Shahnama home (english beginning but arabic/persian discussion logs)
	bibliodyssey.blogspot.com /2005/09/shahnama.html (116 words)

	Sadiqi Bek / Aulad Tied to a Tree (?): Illustration from the Shahnama of Firdausi / 1575-1600
		Because he didnot entirely trust Aulad, Rustam tied him to a tree during stops on the journey (see CMA 1988.96).On the rock to the lower left of Aulad, the signature of the artist, Sadiqi Bek, can be seen in tiny script.
		The Shahnama was completed by the poet Firdausi around 1010, and its 60,000 verses trace the fortunes of heroes and kings, lovers and enemies.
		Since one of its recurrent themes is the legitimate right to rule, it was common for many newly-crowned rulers of Iran to commission a copy of the Shahnama.
	www.davidrumsey.com /amico/amico1100953-37764.html (504 words)

	The Bird Simurgh Takes the White-Haired Zal to Her Nest in the Mountains (From the Shahnama)
		Composed in the tenth century by the poet Firdausi, the Shahnama or Book of Kings is Iran’s central literary work, a historical epic peopled with monarchs, handsome paladins, beautiful maidens, malevolent witches, and treacherous demons.
		The principal hero of the Shahnama is Rustam.
		This “heavenly” bird intervened in the affairs of men by saving Zal (second of the four great heroes of the Shahnama), nourishing him with her own young after his father had abandoned him.
	www.exoticindia.com /product/PA97 (1534 words)

	The Shahnama of Firdausi
		After about 35 years of work, the result was the Shahnama, or Book of Kings.
		A number of English translations of the Shahnama have been produced.
		It's a pretty good read; pity she only included the first part of the work.
	www.greatworkspreserved.com /shahnama/index.html (527 words)

	Worcester Art Museum - Kai Khusraw Giving His Testament
		Kai Khusraw Giving His Testament was removed from a volume of the Persian national epic, the Shahnama, executed for Sultan Mirza Ali, ruler of Gilan.
		The Shahnama relates that Shah Kai Khusraw sank into depression after defeating all his enemies and was told by an angel in a dream to depart this world.
		Despite the pleas of his courtiers, he dictated his last wishes and vanished in a snowstorm.
	www.worcesterart.org /Collection/Islamic/1935.23.html (180 words)

	Background Essay no. 86 \| Shahnama: The Book of Kings \| AskAsia.org
		This lesson is taught in the context of the political and social changes the Safavids brought to Central Asia.
		Students observe how a culture changes and adapts visual language to suit its needs and thus make the imagery their own.
		The Shahnama or Book of Kings is an epic poem written in 1010 and containing about 60,000 couplets.
	www.askasia.org /teachers/essays/essay.php?no=86&era=06&grade=04&geo=01 (1005 words)

	Mahmoud Omidsalar Staff Page
		"Shahnama Editions and Textual Scholarship," in The Spirit of Wisdom: Essays in Memory of Ahmad Tafazzoli.
		"Ibn al-Muqaffa`'s Siyar al-Muluk and the Shahnama," University of Michigan, 1994.
		Analytical Notes on the Episode of the Battle of Rostam and the White Demon in the Shahnama," Symposium on the Shahnama, UCLA, June 23, 1989.
	www.calstatela.edu /library/hmpgs/momidsa.htm (2502 words)

	Maw: Hymnus; Little Concert; Shahnama, MP3 Album Music Download at eMusic
		Shahnama for small orchestra - Rustram and the seven champions hunt in Turan
		Shahnama for small orchestra - Majnun prostrates himself at his Mother's feet.
		Shahnama for small orchestra - The Women of Egypt
	www.emusic.com /album/10906/10906363.html (295 words)

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