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A rhinoceros regarded by four monsters with the bodies of men and the heads of beasts [...] on Jazîrat Atvâr [top]; Three white men swimming in the Greek Sea (Bahr Yûnân) [middle]; Three men swimming in the Bahr Yûnân, whose waters have turned them black, f. 77

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A rhinoceros regarded by four monsters with the bodies of men and the heads of beasts [...] on Jazîrat Atvâr [top]; Three white men swimming in the Greek Sea (Bahr Yûnân) [middle]; Three men swimming in the Bahr Yûnân, whose waters have turned them black

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A rhinoceros regarded by four monsters with the bodies of men and the heads of beasts [...] on Jazîrat Atvâr [top]; Three white men swimming in the Greek Sea (Bahr Yûnân) [middle]; Three men swimming in the Bahr Yûnân, whose waters have turned them black, f. 77
Names
Qazwīnī, Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad, approximately 1203-1283 (Author)
Collection

'Ajâ'ib al-makhlûqât va gharâ'ib al-mawjûdât

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1540 - 1545 (Approximate)
Place: Shîrâz?
Library locations
Spencer Collection
Shelf locator: Spencer Coll. Persian MS. 49
Topics
Mountains
Birds
Animals
Manuscripts, Persian
Genres
Illuminations
Manuscripts
Miniatures (Illuminations)
Physical Description
Extent: Two images on one page. 3.9 x 4.2 cm [top]; 4.3 x 3.8 cm [bottom]
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
Persian
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Spencer Coll. Persian MS. 49
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 93db74b0-c607-012f-8759-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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  • 1203: Creator Born
  • 1283: Creator Died
  • 1540: Created (Approximate)
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "A rhinoceros regarded by four monsters with the bodies of men and the heads of beasts [...] on Jazîrat Atvâr [top]; Three white men swimming in the Greek Sea (Bahr Yûnân) [middle]; Three men swimming in the Bahr Yûnân, whose waters have turned them black" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1540 - 1545. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/732822e0-28eb-0138-658d-0e7699a59d13

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Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "A rhinoceros regarded by four monsters with the bodies of men and the heads of beasts [...] on Jazîrat Atvâr [top]; Three white men swimming in the Greek Sea (Bahr Yûnân) [middle]; Three men swimming in the Bahr Yûnân, whose waters have turned them black" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 27, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/732822e0-28eb-0138-658d-0e7699a59d13

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A rhinoceros regarded by four monsters with the bodies of men and the heads of beasts [...] on Jazîrat Atvâr [top]; Three white men swimming in the Greek Sea (Bahr Yûnân) [middle]; Three men swimming in the Bahr Yûnân, whose waters have turned them black