Double Title Page from a `Aja'ib al-Makhluqat wa Ghara'ib al-Mawjudat (The Wonders of Creation and the Oddities of Existence)
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
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Fletcher Fund, 1934
Accession Number
34.109
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
BirdsMythical CreaturesDragonsPhoenixElephantsTigersCalligraphyAngels
About the Artist
Zakaria bin Muhammad bin Mahmud Abu Yahya Qazwini · 1198–1283
Zakariya al-Qazwini (full name Abū Yaḥyā Zakariyyāʾ ibn Muḥammad ibn Maḥmūd al-Qazwīnī), born around 1203 in Qazvin, Iran, belonged to a distinguished family of Muslim jurists descended from Anas ibn Malik, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad. In 1220, at about age 16 or 17, he fled the Mongol invasions led by Genghis Khan and settled in Mosul, where he spent two decades studying mathematics, astr...