Category:Freer Gallery MS F1954.52 - Wonders of Creation
folio from the manuscript of Aja-ib al-Makhluqat (Wonders of Creation) by al-Qazvini in the Freer Gallery of Art collection | |||||
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A copy of ʿAjā'ib al-makhlūqāt wa gharā'ib al-mawjūdāt (Wonders of Creation) by al-Qazwini.[a][1][2]
Illuminated manuscript commonly known as the "Sarre Qazwini", held by the (Washington, D. C.) Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art, shelfmark F1954.52.[1]
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper. H: 32.7 W: 22.4 cm. Early 15th century Iraq or Eastern Turkey.[1]
Notes
edit- ↑ Al-Qazwini's Wonders of Creation is an encyclopedic work on the cosmology and geography of the world. The text was composed in thirteenth-century Iraq, and is divided into two main sections that discuss heavenly and earthly bodies.
- ↑ a b c Freer/Sackler Gallery, the Smithsonian's Museum of Art (2020). Folio from Aja’ib al-makhluqat (Wonders of Creation) by al-Qazvini; recto: Archangel Gabriel (Jabril); verso: Archangel Michael (Mikayyil). Retrieved on 2020-10-25.
- ↑ Warburg Institute (s.d.). Purchase F1954.52). Warburg Institute Iconographic Database. Retrieved on 2020-10-25. (BW gallery)
Media in category "Freer Gallery MS F1954.52 - Wonders of Creation"
The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total.
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Irakischer Maler um 1280 001.jpg 1,576 × 2,106; 343 KB
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Islamic art angel.jpg 469 × 603; 103 KB
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Israfel blowing nafir.jpg 1,955 × 2,345; 5.04 MB
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Israfel, from a manuscript, Aja-ib al-Makhluqat (Wonders of Creation) by al-Qazvini.jpg 2,569 × 3,709; 10.01 MB
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