Aja'ib al-Makhluqat wa-Ghara'ib al-Mawjudat (The Wonders of Creation)

By Zakariyya al-Qazwini

عجائب المخلوقات وغرائب الموجودات

Al-Qazwini's ⁦(d. 682 AH)⁩ book of the wonders of creation: a part on the highest assembly — angels, heavens, planets — and a part on the lower world — seas, islands, animals, plants and minerals; the most famous and most often illustrated of Islamic cosmographies.

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The bat· The bear· The crocodile· The heron· The peacock· The anqa· The salamander· The turtle· The vulture

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Hayat al-Hayawan al-Kubra· The bat· The bear· The crocodile· The heron· The peacock· The anqa· The salamander

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  • Aja'ib al-Makhluqat wa-Ghara'ib al-Mawjudat of al-Qazwini
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Hayat al-Hayawan al-Kubra

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