The zodiacal constellation of Pisces, in the middle, the southern constellation of Cetus shown here as a harpy wearing a crown, and, below, the constellation of Orion depicted as a man carrying a sword in his left hand and a shepherd's staff in his right. 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. The copy was made in 1537, probably in western India. Neither the copyist nor illustrator is named.

px px dpi = cm x cm = MB
Details

Creative#:

TOP22161250

Source:

達志影像

Authorization Type:

RM

Release Information:

須由TPG 完整授權

Model Release:

N/A

Property Release:

No

Right to Privacy:

No

Same folder images:

Same folder images