NLM Digital Collections

[Centaur]

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Publication:
Bethesda, MD : U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Health & Human Services, [2010]
Language(s):
Persian
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Natural History
Manuscripts as Topic
Genre(s):
Pictorial Works
Book Illustrations
Abstract:
Image of an open book, Al-Qazwīnī's Ajā'īb al-makhlūqāt wa gharā'ib al-mawjūdāt, a Persian translation copied in 19th centuary India; the full page, fol. 24 b, shows a centaur hunting holding a sword, with tigers and a bird surrounding him; a partial page has Persian script.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Related Title(s):
Hidden treasure and Is part of: ʻAjāyīb al-makhlūqāt va gharāyib al-mawjūdāt.; See related catalog record: 9409285
Extent:
1 online resource (1 image)
NLM Unique ID:
101597499 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A033167
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101597499