Book of Wonders
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The Kitāb al-Bulhān (Arabic: كتاب البلهان), or Book of Wonders, is a 14th and 15th century Arabic manuscript,[1] compiled by Hassan Esfahani (Abd al-Hasan Al-Isfahani) probably bound during the reign of Jalayirid Sultan Ahmad (1382–1410) in Baghdad. The contents include subjects on astronomy, astrology and geomancy, including a section of full-page illustrations, with plates dedicated to the discourse topic, e.g. a folktale, a sign of the zodiac, a prophet, etc.[2][3]
Gallery
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A man, mounted on a camel, killing a snake with a lance. -
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The Great Wall of Gog and Magog. -
Capricorn or al-Gadī, one of the signs of the Zodiac depicted in the book. -
Libra or al-Mīzan, one of the signs of the Zodiac depicted in the book. -
See also
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[edit]- ^ "Kitab al-Bulhan". public domain review.
- ^ Carboni 2007, p. 295.
- ^ Al-Isfahani 1390.
Sources
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- Carboni, Stefano (2007), Venice and the Islamic world, Yale University Press, ISBN 9780300124309
- Al-Isfahani, Abd al-Hasan (1390), Kitab Al-Bulhan (MS) (in Arabic), Baghdad: International Exhibition of Persian Art London 1931, p. 367
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