[ʻAjāʼib al-makhlūqāt.]

Title Variants

Uniform: ʻAjāʼib al-makhlūqāt

By

Qazwīnī, Zakarīyā Ibn Muḥammad, approximately 1203-1283 , author

Mcgill University. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

[between 1500 and 1599]

Notes

Manuscript.

A treatise on zoology, natural science, astrology and astronomy.

11-3 lines per page, Indian nasta'aliq hand with elements of shikastah.

Single leaf detached from ʻAjāʼib al-makhlūqāt.

Rubricated, illuminated painting, black ink.

Contains one illuminated miniature of a zodiac sign from a manuscript of the ʻAjāʼib al-makhlūqāt.

Verso contains glued leaf from a beautifully written Koran with ornamental designs.

verso contains illuminated rule-borders, rubricated and vocalized, gold roundal vers marker, an illuminated pendant on the margin.

Realted to MSP 69.

Lowry, Glen. Persian Miniatures, | 68

In Persian and Arabic.

Subjects

1500-1599 , 16th century , ʻAjāʼib al-makhlūqāt , approximately 1203-1283 , Cosmography , Early works , Early works to 1800 , Illumination of books and manuscripts , Illumination of books and manuscripts, Indic , Iran , Manuscripts, Persian , Miniature painting, Iranian , Montréal , Pre-Linnean works , Qazwīnī, Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad, , Québec , Québec (Province) , Qurʼan , Zoology

Language

Persian