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Book of Wonders

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Canceror al-Saratan, one of the signs of the Zodiac depicted in the book

TheKitāb al-Bulhān(Arabic:كتاب البلهان), orBook of Wonders,is a 14th and 15th centuryArabicmanuscript,[1]compiled by Hassan Esfahani (Abd al-Hasan Al-Isfahani) probably bound during the reign ofJalayiridSultan Ahmad(1382–1410) inBaghdad.The contents include subjects onastronomy,astrologyandgeomancy,including a section of full-page illustrations, with plates dedicated to the discourse topic, e.g. a folktale, a sign of thezodiac,a prophet, etc.[2][3]

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  • A man, mounted on a camel, killing a snake with a lance.
    A man, mounted on a camel, killing a snake with a lance.
  • The baths of Tiberius. Men bathing while demons tend the furnace.
    The baths ofTiberius.Men bathing whiledemonstend the furnace.
  • The Lighthouse of Alexandria
    TheLighthouse of Alexandria
  • The Great Wall of Gog and Magog
    The Great Wall ofGog and Magog
  • Capricorn or al-Gadī, one of the signs of the Zodiac depicted in the book
    Capricornor al-Gadī, one of the signs of the Zodiac depicted in the book
  • Libra or al-Mīzan, one of the signs of the Zodiac depicted in the book
    Libraor al-Mīzan, one of the signs of the Zodiac depicted in the book
  • Kitab al-Bulhan
    Kitab al-Bulhan

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Citations

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  1. ^"Kitab al-Bulhan".public domain review.
  2. ^Carboni 2007,p. 295.
  3. ^Al-Isfahani 1390.

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