03316nam a22004573i 4500 22057213 20250607105728.4 m |o d | cr ||||||||||| 210525s1280 xx |||||o|||||||| ||ara 22057213 0 ibc orignew u ncip 20 y-gencatlg LCAP batch update 2025-06-02-04:00: LCAPM-988 2021667228 (WDL)08962 DLC eng DLC ara (3 297 900 The Wonders of Creation. 246-00/(3/r‏ ‏عجائب المخلوقات و غرائب الموجودات Wasit, Iraq : [publisher not identified], 1280. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Title devised, in English, by Library staff. "BSB shelfmark: Cod.arab. 464"--Note extracted from World Digital Library. Original resource extent: 213 sheets, paper : illustrations ; 30.5 x 20.5 centimeters. Zakarīyā Ibn Muḥammad al-Qazwīnī (1203--83) spent most of his life in present-day Iran and Iraq and served as a judge in Wasit and Hilla, Iraq, during the reign of the last Abbasid caliph, Musta'sim (1240--58). Al-Qazwīnī was also a geographer and natural historian, and known for his encyclopedic knowledge. This work, Kitāb 'Ajā'ib al-makhlūqāt wa-gharā'ib al-mawjūdāt (The wonders of creation, or literally, Marvels of things created and miraculous aspects of things existing), probably was written in the sixth decade of the 13th century and is considered the most famous Islamic cosmography. The many manuscript copies show that for centuries it was one of the most popular books in the Islamic world. The present manuscript contains numerous schematic drawings of the planets and more than 400 miniatures and paintings. It was completed in 1280, three years before the author's death, and is the oldest known textual witness to the original work. The first part deals with the celestial world; the second part depicts the earthly world. The cosmography is based on the doctrine of the unity of God and the unity of the universe as divine creation. The portrayal of the angels, who appear unusually agile and vivid, deserves particular attention. The extraordinary use of color in the manuscript turns the angels into bright translucent creatures. Original resource at: Bavarian State Library. Content in Arabic. Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions. 1260 to 1280 Arabic manuscripts Celestial bodies Cosmography Curiosities and wonders Geography, Medieval Miniatures (Illuminations) Natural history Planets Science, Medieval Zoology Qazwīnī, Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad, circa 1203-1283 Author. Arabic and Islamic Science and Its Influence on the Western Scientific Tradition: Astronomy gdcwdl wdl_08962 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/wdl.8962 wdl/wdlpartner/wdlbavsb s-Online Electronic Resource