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This is a recording of Sir John Gielgud as Thomas Manning, reading from Manning’s Narrative of his travels in Tibet….
RAS Persian 239, 119b Farud shoots Zarasp 157 x (128) 138 mm
RAS Persian 239, 135a Ruhham attacks the sorcerer Bazur 173 x 127 mm
RAS Persian 239, 145b Rustam shoots Ashkabus 190 x (129) 141 mm
RAS Persian 239, 155b Rustam drags the Khaqan from his elephant 194 x (128) 136 mm
RAS Persian 239, 165b The div Akvan lifts the sleeping Rustam (219) 225 x (127) 174 mm
RAS Persian 239, 16b The Simurgh restores Zal to Sam 171 x 128 mm
RAS Persian 239, 180a Rustam rescues Bizhan from the pit 197 x (127) 161 mm
RAS Persian 239, 190b Bizhan slays Human 115 x 128 mm
RAS Persian 239, 206b Gustaham, having slain Farshidvard, dispatches Lahhak 184 x 128 mm
RAS Persian 239, 223a The fortress of Gang Dizh attacked with mines 194 x 127 mm
RAS Persian 239, 243a The paladins in the snow 120 x 127 mm
RAS Persian 239, 250b Gushtasp slays the dragon 180 x (127) 182 mm
RAS Persian 239, 252a Gushtasp plays polo before the Qaysar 220 x 150 mm
RAS Persian 239, 278a Isfandiyar slays Arjasp in the Brazen Hold 184 x (127) 138 mm
RAS Persian 239, 291b Rustam in combat with Isfandiyar 184 x 128 mm
RAS Persian 239, 296a Isfandiyar slain by Rustam 195 x (128) 163 mm
RAS Persian 239, 30b Portrait of the infant Rustam shown to Sam 203 x 128 mm
RAS Persian 239, 313b Iskandar comforts the dying Dara 140 x 128 mm
RAS Persian 239, 32b The young Rustam kills the mad elephant 166 x (129) 139 mm
RAS Persian 239, 362b Bahram Gur hunting with Azadah 178 x 129 mm
RAS Persian 239, 395a Escape of Qubad (123) 167 x (129) 170 mm
RAS Persian 239, 430b Talhand in battle against his brother Gav 215 x 145 mm
RAS Persian 239, 44a Rustam slays the White Div 163 x 127 mm
RAS Persian 239, 491b Bahram Chubinah fights on foot 190 x 128 mm
RAS Persian 239, 56b Tahminah comes to Rustam 160 x 128 mm
RAS Persian 239, 67b Suhrab slain by Rustam 175 x 128 mm
RAS Persian 239, 76a Fire ordeal of Siyavush 165 x 128 mm
RAS Persian 239 Firdausi encounters the court poets of Ghazni 163 x (132) 150 mm
RAS Persian 239, 96a Murder of Siyavush at the bidding of Garsivaz 156 x (128) 138 mm
RAS Persian 239 Gushtasp in battle with Arjasp at Balkh 183 x 149 mm
RAS Persian 258, 128b The painter Manohara and the calligrapher Muhammad Husayn Kashmiri
RAS Persian 258, 3b Mughal drawing showing a bearded and turbaned teacher with a class of female students and attendants
RAS Persian 310, 11b Review of the Troops
RAS Persian 310, 12a Review of the Troops
RAS Persian 310, 15b Shah Jehan seated with Dara Shikoh and Asaf Khan with five courtiers
RAS Persian 310, 16a Five courtiers with Shah Jehan seated with Dara Shikoh and Asaf Khan
RAS Persian 310, 19b Zafar Khan in the company of poets
RAS Persian 310, 20a Poets in the company of Zafar Khan
RAS Persian 310, 22b Zafar Khan and his brother, Khorshid Nazar reclining by a stream
RAS Persian 310, 25b Shah Jehan, Dara Shikoh, Asaf Khan and four nobles on a terrace overlooking a tank
RAS Persian 310, 26a Four nobles with Shah Jehan, Dara Shikoh, and Asaf Khan on a terrace overlooking a tank
RAS Persian 310, 27a Zafar Khan with musicians outdoors
RAS Persian 310, 5b The Durbar of Shah Jehan
RAS Persian 310, 6a The Durbar of Shah Jehan