Title: Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars) of al-Sufi
Object type: Illustrated manuscript
Date: late 15th century
Artist:  `Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi 
Artist bio: Iranian, Rey 903–986 Shiraz
Artist nationality: Iranian
Artist role: Author
Medium: Ink and gold on paper; leather binding
Dimensions: H. 10 3/16 in. (25.8 cm)
W. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1913
Geography: Attributed to    Iran      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Astronomy