Publication Date
circa 1440
Subject
Cosmography Early works to 1800, Geography, Arab, Zoology Pre-Linnean works
Type
kitap
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
299
Physical Dimensions
299 folios, inclusive of the flyleaves (ff. 299). Leaf height: 248 mm, width: 160 mm. Written height: 182 mm, width: 110 mm.
Library
The University of Manchester Library
Library Asset ID
uom:library:digitalcollections:persian:MS-PERSIAN-00037, https://www.digitalcollections.manchester.ac.uk/view/MS-PERSIAN-00037/1, https://image.digitalcollections.manchester.ac.uk/iiif/MS-PERSIAN-00037-001-00001.jp2/full/,200/0/default.jpg, Persian MS 37
Record ID
alma992989086314101631
Library Location
Available Online
Date
circa 1440
Notes
This Persian translation of the ʻAjā’ib al-Makhlūqāt va Gharāʼib al-Mawjūdāt (Wonders of Creation and Oddities of Existence), Qazvīnī's famous medieval Arabic cosmography, contains 405 illustrations that depict a wide range of curious, animated, and amusing subjects. While incomplete, images in the volume closely comport with another manuscript completed in Muzaffarid-era Shiraz in 845 AH (1441 CE) held in the British Library (Add. 23564, therefore, this copy also likely dates to that time.
Veri kaynağı
Manchester Digital Collections
Parçası
Manchester Digital Collections - Persian Manuscripts
