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Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars) of al-Sufi

Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars) of al-Sufi. Author: `Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (Iranian, Rey 903-986 Shiraz). Dimensions: H. 10 3/16 in. (25.8 cm)
W. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm). Date: late 15th century.
This book, based on the Almagest of the Greek astronomer Ptolemy, concerns the forty-eight constellations known as the Fixed Stars, which, according to the medieval conception of the universe, inhabited the eighth of the nine spheres surrounding the earth. The constellations each appear twice in mirror image, shown as observed from the earth and from the sky.
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Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars) of al-Sufi
Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars) of al-Sufi. Author: `Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (Iranian, Rey 903-986 Shiraz). Dimensions: H. 10 3/16 in. (25.8 cm) W. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm). Date: late 15th century. This book, based on the Almagest of the Greek astronomer Ptolemy, concerns the forty-eight constellations known as the Fixed Stars, which, according to the medieval conception of the universe, inhabited the eighth of the nine spheres surrounding the earth. The constellations each appear twice in mirror image, shown as observed from the earth and from the sky.
Técnica/material:
Ink and gold on paper; leather binding
Museo:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Crédito:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Tamaño imagen:
2999 x 4400 px | 37.8 MB
Tamaño impresión:
25.4 x 37.3 cm | 10.0 x 14.7 in (300 dpi)