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Constellations, 17th Century

Eight constellations (from the top): Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius (a large figure drawing water from a well), Pisces, Cetus (a harpy with a peacock's tail), Orion (a standing turbaned male with sword and shepherd's staff), and the constellation Eridanus (the River). From 'Aja'ib al-makhluqat wa-ghara'ib al-mawjudat (Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing) by Abu Yahya Zakariya' ibn Muhammad al-Qazwini (1203-1283) an Arab physician, astronomer, geographer and proto-science fiction writer. Neither the copyist nor illustrator is named, and the copy is undated. The nature of paper, script, ink, illumination, and illustrations suggest that it was produced in provincial Mughal India, possibly the Punjab, in the 17th century.
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Title:
Constellations, 17th Century
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Eight constellations (from the top): Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius (a large figure drawing water from a well), Pisces, Cetus (a harpy with a peacock's tail), Orion (a standing turbaned male with sword and shepherd's staff), and the constellation Eridanus (the River). From 'Aja'ib al-makhluqat wa-ghara'ib al-mawjudat (Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing) by Abu Yahya Zakariya' ibn Muhammad al-Qazwini (1203-1283) an Arab physician, astronomer, geographer and proto-science fiction writer. Neither the copyist nor illustrator is named, and the copy is undated. The nature of paper, script, ink, illumination, and illustrations suggest that it was produced in provincial Mughal India, possibly the Punjab, in the 17th century.
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2700 x 4046 px | 31.3 MB
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22.9 x 34.3 cm | 9.0 x 13.5 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
'AJA'IB AL-MAKHLUQAT WA-GHARA'IB AL-MAWJUDAT • 13TH CENTURY • 17H CENTURY • ABU YAHYA ZAKARIYA' IBN MUHAMMAD AL-QAZWINI • AL-QAZWINI • AQUARIUS • ARAB • ARABE • ARABIAN • ARABIC • ART • ARTWORK • ASTRONOMICAL • ASTRONOMY • CAPRICORN • CAPRICORN, ZODIAC • CELEBRITY • CETUS • CONSTELLATION • DRAWING • ERIDANUS • FAMOUS • HARPIE • HARPY WITH PEACOCK TAIL • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • HOROSCOPE • ILLUSTRATION • IMPORTANT • ISLAMIC • MALE • MAN • MANUSCRIPT • MARVELS OF THINGS CREATED • MEN • MIRACULOUS ASPECTS OF THINGS EXISTING • MOSLEM • MUHAMMAD AL-QAZWINI • MUSLIM • NOTABLE • OCCULT • ORION • PISCES • PISCES, ZODIAC • SAGITTARIUS • SCIENCE • SHEPHERD STAFF • SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC • SIGNS • SWORD • TEXT • TREATISE • WELL-KNOWN • WONDERS OF CREATION • WRITING • ZAKARIYA AL-QAZWINI • ZODIAC • ZODIAC: CAPRICORN • ZODIAC: PISCES • ZODIACAL