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‘‘Aja’ib al-makhluqat’ by Qazvini. One hundred and ninety-four miniatures. Persian. Late sixteenth or early seventeenth century.

Literature: Handlist, p.48. Titley no. 243.

f.11b. Pegasus (horse).

f.12a. Equus Major (horse).

f.12b. Draco (dragon).

f.26b. Angels which support God’s throne.

f.27a (above). ‘Al-Ruh’.

(below). Israfil blowing a trumpet.

f.27b. Jibra‘il.

f.28a (above). Mika’il enthroned.

(below). ‘Izra’il.

f.29b. Recording angels.

f.30a. Harut and Marut hanging upside-down.

f.50a (above). Tree-dwellers, muskdeer, antelope, ape and civet cat of Java.

(below). Winged ‘houris’ of Java.

f.50b. Fruit-eating tree-dwellers of Sumatra.

f.51a. (above). People of Sumatra with their king.

(below). People of ‘Waqwaq’ and their king.

f.5lb (above). Dog-headed people and apes of al-Atwaran.

(below). Pygmies like Ethiopian children.

f.52a. White birds which are mistaken for lighthouses by sailors (China Sea).

f.52b (above). Fish that frightens sailors.

(below). Turtle.

f.53a. Sea-serpent.

f.54a. People of Barta’il with hair like horses’ tails.

f.54b. Merchants trading on the Island of Barta’il.

f.55a (above). Castle of crystal which trapped people on the Island of al-Qasr.

(below). ‘Sagsars’ (dog-headed people) of al-Qasr.

f.55b. People of Jaba with their heads on their chests.

f.56a (above). Dragon of the Island of al-Tannin.

(below). Sea-hare (Indian Sea).

f.56b (above). Human-headed fish.

(below). Fish which goes on land.

f.59a (above). Swordfish.

(below). Stingray.

f.60a. Shipwrecked man who was saved by a large bird, before an island king.

f.61b. Sea-cow.

f.62a. Island near Zanj ruled by a king.

f.62b. Birds attacking one-eyed people.

f.63a. ‘Sagsars’ (dog-headed people) (damaged).

f.64a. Swordfish.

f.65a. The tower at the meeting of the waters.

f.65b. Fish similar to a seal.

f.66a. The snake which alarmed a man on an island in the Sea of Syria.

f.66b. Whale.

f.67b. Large fish of Sheep Island.

f.68a. Sea-hare.

f.68b. Water man.

f.69a. Sea-cow.

f.69b. Crocodile.

f.70a. Dragon.

f.72a (above). Crab.

(below). Turtle.

f.74a. Sea-horse.

f.75a. Sea hedgehog.

f.75b. Sea-dog.

f.80a. Farhad on Mt. Bisitun (sculpture of Shirin).

f.83a. The Sleepers in the Cave on Mt. Raqim with their dog (damaged).

f.83b. Mt. Sava on which is a building that drips water into a stream.

f.85a. Mt. al-Sura near Kirman of which the rock has magical qualities.

f.85b. Mt. Tahar in Egypt which has a large reservoir and temple.

f.88a. Mt. al-Maqas which had two stone lions from which water flowed.

f.88b. The petrified shepherd and his flock on Mt. Yala-yasham (damaged).

f.119a. Apple.

f.119b. Fig.

f.120a. Walnut.

f.121a. Peach.

f.121b. Plane tree.

f.122a. Pomegranate.

f.123b (above). Cypress.

(below). Quince.

f.124b. Pine.

f.125b. Tree of Life.

f.126a. Pepper.

f.127b. Vine.

f.129a. Pear tree.

f.129b. Lemon.

f.131a (above). Apricot.

(below). Orange.

f.131b. Coconut palm.

f.132a. Date palm.

f.133a. Rose.

f.133b. Jasmine.

f.135b. Aubergine.

f.136b. Watermelon.

f.142b. Basil royal.

f.144a. Tulip.

f.150b. Waterlily.

f.15la. Cherry.

f.152a. Narcissus.

f.153b. Marrow gourd.

f.222b (border). Man representing Saturn with six arms holding a scorpion, scourge and crown.

(left). Talisman of Saturn (man standing on a lizard).

(below). Jupiter (woman on a throne).

f.223a. Man and woman (Talisman of Mars).

f.223b (above). A man with a dragon and holding a sword and shield (representing the sun).

(below). Man and woman (Venus).

f.224a (border). Man holding a scroll (Mercury).

(centre). Man with a stick, jug and cockerel (Talisman of Mercury).

f.224b (border). Full moon.

(centre). Man riding oxen (Talisman of the full moon).

f.232a. Centaur demon.

f.232b (above). Man riding an ostrich.

(below). Split man.

f.235a. ‘Sagsar’.

f.235b. Sulaiman’s jinns.

f.236a. Jinns and gazelles.

f.237a. An old woman who caused camels to panic when she struck the ground.

f.240a. Ass.

f.241a. Camel (damaged).

f.242a. Bull (damaged).

f.243a. Stag.

f.244a (above). Black buffalo.

(below). Giraffe.

f.244b. Sheep.

f.245a. Goat.

f.247a. Jackal.

f.247b. ‘Ibn ‘ars’.

f.248a. Hare.

f.249a. Lion.

f.250a. Tiger (tethered to a stake).

f.250b. Fox.

f.251a. ‘Jarish’.

f.251b. Wild boar.

f.252b. Bear.

f.253a. Hay weasel.

f.253b. Wolf.

f.255a (above). ‘Sinad’ giving birth to a calf.

(below). Ermine.

f.255b. Wild cat.

f.256a. Desert cat.

f.256b. ‘Shir-i uns’.

f.257a. Hyena.

f.258a (above). Lynx.

(below). ‘Fala’ which hunts camels.

f.258b. Cheetah and cub.

f.259a. Elephant with an ape in its trunk.

f.260a. Ape.

f.261a. Rhinoceros.

f.262a. Dog.

f.263b. Snow leopard.

f.264b (above). Crane.

(below). Goose.

f.265a. Falcon (damaged).

f.265b (border). Sparrowhawk.

f.266a (above). Parrot.

(below). Nightingale.

f.266b. Owl.

f.267a. Partridge.

f.267b (centre). Viper’s Nurse Bird.

(below). Bustard.

f.268a. Kite.

f.268b. Dove.

f.269b. Swallow.

f.270a. Bat.

f.270b. Francolin.

f.271a. Jungle cock.

f.272a. Hen.

f.272b. Vulture.

f.273a. Crow.

f.273b. Starling.

f.274a (above). Quail.

(below). Falcon.

f.274b (above). Royal falcon.

(below). Turtle dove.

f.275a (above). Woodpecker.

(centre). Hawk.

(below). Peacock.

f.275b. Partridge.

f.276a. Sparrow.

f.276b. Eagle.

f.277a. Magpie.

f.277b. ‘‘Anqa’.

f.278a. Raven.

f.279a. ‘Ghavvas’.

f.279b (above). Ringdove.

(below). Partridge and chicks.

f.280a. Lark.

f.280b (above). Sandgrouse.

(below). Turtle dove.

f.281a (above). Pheasant.

(below). Crane.

f.281b. Stork.

f.282a (above). Heron.

(below). Vulture.

f.282b. Ostrich.

f.283a. Hoopoe.

f.283b. Mountain swallow.

f.285a. Viper.

f.286b. Dragon.

f.287b. Scorpion.

f.288a. Spider.

f.289a. Mouse.

f.290b. Hedgehog.

f.293a. Poisonous lizard.

f.293b. Jerboa.