Double Title Page from a `Aja'ib al-Makhluqat wa Ghara'ib al-Mawjudat (The Wonders of Creation and the Oddities of Existence)
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Zakaria bin Muhammad bin Mahmud Abu Yahya Qazwini
Artist bio: ca. 1203–83
Artist role: Author
Date: 1414–35
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm)
W. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)

Classification: Codices
Geography: Attributed to Shiraz   Iran  
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1934
Accession year: 1934
Tags: Birds|Mythical Creatures|Dragons|Phoenix|Elephants|Tigers|Calligraphy|Angels