On the Benefits of Quails (verso) from a Manafi' al-Hayawan (On the Usefulness of Animals) of Ibn Bakhtishu' (d. 1058), c. 1300. Iran, probably Maragah, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; image: x 6 cm (4 3/16 x 2 3/8 in.); overall: x cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/16 in.); text area: x cm (8 7/8 x 6 1/2 in

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On the Benefits of Quails (verso) from a Manafi' al-Hayawan (On the Usefulness of Animals) of Ibn Bakhtishu' (d. 1058), c. 1300. Iran, probably Maragah, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; image: x 6 cm (4 3/16 x 2 3/8 in.); overall: x cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/16 in.); text area: x cm (8 7/8 x 6 1/2 in

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