Folio from Aja'ib al-makhluqat (Wonders of Creation) by al-Qazvini; recto: Constellation al-Dubb al-Akbar or Ursa Major (Greater Bear or Big Dipper), Draco(al-Tinnin); verso: Cepheus (Qifa'us), Bootes (al-'Awwa')

Author: Muhammad al-Qazviniearly 15th century

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Title: Folio from Aja'ib al-makhluqat (Wonders of Creation) by al-Qazvini; recto: Constellation al-Dubb al-Akbar or Ursa Major (Greater Bear or Big Dipper), Draco(al-Tinnin); verso: Cepheus (Qifa'us), Bootes (al-'Awwa')
Creator: Author: Muhammad al-Qazvini
Date Created: early 15th century
Location: Iraq or Eastern Turkey
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Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Credit Line: Purchase
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art

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