Pages from a 1921 Persian painted manuscript on magic and astrology, including a book of spells describing incantation and talismans. Watercolour illustrations depicting the signs of the Zodiac, demons linked to these signs, constellations, the birth of stars, and archangels such as Mik???l and Jibr???l. Isfhan, Iran. Manuscript entitled: Kitāb-i ʻAjāʾib-i makhlūqāt. A bout of foot-licking (performed by a reptilian feline with a shark-toothed tail).
Pages from a 1921 Persian painted manuscript on magic and astrology, including a book of spells describing incantation and talismans. Watercolour illustrations depicting the signs of the Zodiac, demons linked to these signs, constellations, the birth of stars, and archangels such as Mikāʾīl and Jibrāʾīl. Isfhan, Iran. Manuscript entitled: Kitāb-i ʻAjāʾib-i makhlūqāt. A bout of foot-licking (performed by a reptilian feline with a shark-toothed tail).
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Location: Persia
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