Title
[ʻAjāʼib al-makhlūqāt.]
Title Variants
Uniform: ʻAjāʼib al-makhlūqāt
By
Qazwīnī, Zakarīyā Ibn Muḥammad, approximately 1203-1283
, author
Mcgill University. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
[between 1500 and 1599]
Notes
Manuscript.
A treatise on zoology, natural science, astrology and astronomy.
11-3 lines per page, Indian nasta'aliq hand with elements of shikastah.
Single leaf detached from ʻAjāʼib al-makhlūqāt.
Rubricated, illuminated painting, black ink.
Contains one illuminated miniature of a zodiac sign from a manuscript of the ʻAjāʼib al-makhlūqāt.
Verso contains glued leaf from a beautifully written Koran with ornamental designs.
verso contains illuminated rule-borders, rubricated and vocalized, gold roundal vers marker, an illuminated pendant on the margin.
Realted to MSP 69.
Lowry, Glen. Persian Miniatures, | 68
In Persian and Arabic.
Subjects
1500-1599
,
16th century
,
ʻAjāʼib al-makhlūqāt
,
approximately 1203-1283
,
Cosmography
,
Early works
,
Early works to 1800
,
Illumination of books and manuscripts
,
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Indic
,
Iran
,
Manuscripts, Persian
,
Miniature painting, Iranian
,
Montréal
,
Pre-Linnean works
,
Qazwīnī, Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad,
,
Québec
,
Québec (Province)
,
Qurʼan
,
Zoology
Language
Persian
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