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Zahhak : the legend of the Serpent King / art and design: Hamid Rahmanian ; paper engineer: Simon Arizpe ; text: Ahmad Sadri and Melissa Hibbard

Catalog Data

Author:
Sadri, Ahmad  Search this
Hibbard, Melissa  Search this
Artist:
Rahmanian, Hamid 1968-  Search this
Paper engineer:
Arizpe, Simon  Search this
Physical description:
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm
Type:
Specimens
Folklore
Toy and movable books
Artists' books
Pop-up books
Pictorial bindings (Binding).)
Place:
Iran
Date:
2017
Notes:
"This book is a project of Hamid Rahmanian and Melissa Hibbard at Fictionville Studio, based on their book, Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings."
CHMNKRU copy gift of Clifford Breeden.
Summary:
The lazy son of a good king makes an oath to the Devil disguised as a wizard that leads him on a path of murder and cruelty until a prophecy foretelling his demise is fulfilled.
Topic:
Pop-up books  Search this
Folklore  Search this
Kings, queens, rulers, etc  Search this
Toy and movable books  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1104284