Science Source ftp Apr 2015
EN_01170126_0562
An animal-headed demon labeled al-ghidar (the liar, the perfidious), and a horned harpy. 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. Neither the copyist nor illustrator is named, and the copy is undated. The nature of paper, script, ink, and illustrations suggests that it was produced in western India in the 18th century.
2015-04-07
East News
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Photo Researchers
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20cm x 41cm by 300dpi
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