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Rustam Kills Alkus in Combat
BNF, Persan 490, 064r
(4:32 min.)
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Unknown (painter, outliner) and Muhammad Jan al-Kirmani (calligrapher). Shahnama: Rustam Kills Alkus in Combat. Shiraz and Isfahan, Iran, ca. 1604. Opaque watercolour, ink, gold on paper, 380 x 245 mm. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Paris, France, Supplément Persan 490, fol. 064r. .

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Mirabel Ankora (Researcher, Scriptwriter, Voiceover, Storyboarder, Audio Editor, Image Editor, Animator, Coder). “Multimedia: Shahnama - Rustam Kills Alkus in Combat, Iran, ca. 1604 (BNF Suppl. Persan 490, fol. 064r)” ARTH 370 Shahnama Project (BNF Supplément Persan 490), Dec. 4, 2018. .

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IMAGES
  • BNF Gallica staff. Digital image of Shahnama: Rustam Kills Alkus in Battle (BNF Suppl. Persan 490, fol. 064r). Paris, ca. Nov. 10, 2010. Digital image. BnF Gallica, https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b84229967/f144.item
SOUND
  • Grzegorz Majcherczyk. Epic Battle Music. Mp3. Vol.2016. orangefreesounds.com. http://www.orangefreesounds.com/epic-battle-music/
TEXTS
  • Abu ʾl-Qasim Firdowsi Tusi. “The Story of The Fight of The Seven Warriors.” In The Shahnama of Firdausi. Vol. 2. 9 vols. Translated by Arthur G. Warner and Edmond Warner, 1:107-116. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd., 1905. https://archive.org/details/FirdausiShahnamaTrWarnerVol2/page/n123
  • Mahallati, Mohammad Jafar Amir. “Ethics of War and Peace in The Shahnamehof Ferdowsi.” Iranian Studies, vol. 48, no. 6, 2014, pp. 905–931., doi:10.1080/00210862.2014.920663.
  • Davis, Dick. 1999. "Rustam‐I Dastan". Iranian Studies 32 (2): 231-241. doi:10.1080/00210869908701954.
  • Moshtagh Khorasani, Manouchehr. 2011. "Linguistic Terms Describing Different Types Of Armour In Persian Manuscripts". Gladius 31 (0): 149-188. doi:10.3989/gladius.2011.0007.
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