Main Title: 'Aja'ib al-Makhluqat (Chester Beatty, MS. Pers. 212)
Image Title: General view, f. 405b: Talismans and magic; a dragon before a door with ornate paneling 21006852

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Main Title: 'Aja'ib al-Makhluqat (Chester Beatty, MS. Pers. 212)
Image Title: General view, f. 405b: Talismans and magic; a dragon before a door with ornate paneling 21006852
Alternative title:
'Adja'ib al-makhlukat
Oddities from the Creation
Prodigies of things created and miraculous aspects of things existing
'Adja'ib al-makhlukat wa-ghara'ib al-mawdjudat
'Aja'ib al-makhluqat
Marvels of things created
Wonders of Creation
Creator:
al-Qazwini, b. Qazvin ca. 1203/600 AH, Iranian (Author)
Date:
1545
c. 1545
Description:
Culture: Islamic, PersianMaterials/Techniques: gold, watercolor, paper
Type:
still image
manuscripts
paintings
Type (Narrower):
Manuscripts
Paintings
Type (Broader):
Text
Image
Subject:
Islamic art
miniatures (paintings)
borders (ornamental areas)
nasta'liq
cosmography
geography
natural history
fantasy in art
Geographic region:
Place of Production: Shiraz, Shiraz, Ostan-e Fars, Iran
Extent:
31.9 x 18.9 cm
Rights:
(CC BY-NC-SA) Attribution: Harvard Fine Arts Library, Special Collections SCW2016.07911
Identifier:
W415390_URN-3:FHCL:33236315
Is part of:
Stuart Cary Welch Islamic and South Asian Photographic Collection
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