Kitab Suwar al-Kawakib (Met)
صور الكواكب (متروبوليتان)
Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars) of al-Sufi; Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession 13.160.10.
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Overview
An illustrated copy of the Book of the Fixed Stars by 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, Iran; late fifteenth century. Held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1
People and things also explored
Arabesque· Girih· Hedwig glass· Islamic calligraphy· Islamic geometric patterns· Islamic lustreware· Kubachi ware· Mahmal
Sources
- Metropolitan Museum Open Access
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