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Sea Monster, Legendary Creature

Al-Qazwini also describes a sea filled with strange animals, many of which are dangerous to ships. One large creature, probably a whale or other sea mammal, is ebony colored with two bones, most likely tusks, near its head. It can squirt water from holes on the top of its head which then falls on its back like rain drops. The Kitab Aja'ib al-makhluqat wa Gharaib al-Mawjudat, usually known as "The Cosmography" or "The Wonders of Creation", was compiled in the 13th century in what is now Iran or Iraq and is considered one of the most important natural history texts of the medieval Islamic world. The author Abu Yahya Zakariya ibn Muhammad ibn Mahmud-al-Qazwini (1203-1283), known simply as al-Qazwini, was one of the most noted natural historians, geographers and encyclopedists of the period. At the very end, the scribe has written a colophon praising Allah again and stating that he finished copying this manuscript in 1537.
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Sea Monster, Legendary Creature
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Al-Qazwini also describes a sea filled with strange animals, many of which are dangerous to ships. One large creature, probably a whale or other sea mammal, is ebony colored with two bones, most likely tusks, near its head. It can squirt water from holes on the top of its head which then falls on its back like rain drops. The Kitab Aja'ib al-makhluqat wa Gharaib al-Mawjudat, usually known as "The Cosmography" or "The Wonders of Creation", was compiled in the 13th century in what is now Iran or Iraq and is considered one of the most important natural history texts of the medieval Islamic world. The author Abu Yahya Zakariya ibn Muhammad ibn Mahmud-al-Qazwini (1203-1283), known simply as al-Qazwini, was one of the most noted natural historians, geographers and encyclopedists of the period. At the very end, the scribe has written a colophon praising Allah again and stating that he finished copying this manuscript in 1537.
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20.3 x 36.0 cm | 8.0 x 14.2 in (300 dpi)
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