Wonders of creation, Cancer (top) and Leo, a lion and the sun combined (bottom), A Persian version of the famous 'Wonders of creation' (Ajib al-makhlqt) by Zakariy al-Qazwn (d. 682 AH / 1283 CE). Composed by Shams al-Dn Muammad al-s (fl. 6th century AH /12th CE), this manuscript, which may have been copied by an Iranian scribe, was illustrated with 181 miniatures (including a double-page map of the world) by several artists probably in Turkey in the 10th century AH / 16th CE.
Wonders of creation, Cancer (top) and Leo, a lion and the sun combined (bottom), A Persian version of the famous 'Wonders of creation' (Ajib al-makhlqt) by Zakariy al-Qazwn (d. 682 AH / 1283 CE). Composed by Shams al-Dn Muammad al-s (fl. 6th century AH /12th CE), this manuscript, which may have been copied by an Iranian scribe, was illustrated with 181 miniatures (including a double-page map of the world) by several artists probably in Turkey in the 10th century AH / 16th CE.