An assembly of birds The crow deciding whether the owl should lead the assembly of birds. A miniature painting from a seventeenth century manuscript o

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An assembly of birds The crow deciding whether the owl should lead the assembly of birds. A miniature painting from a seventeenth century manuscript of Anvar-i Suhayli a version of the Kalila va Dimna fables. Image taken from Anvar-i Suhayli. Originally published in India 1610-1611. Author Husayn Va'iz Kashifi, Illustrated by Husayn.

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Keywords: animal, anvar-, bird, crow, historical, history, husayn, kashifi, owl, painting, peacock, persian, suhayli, vaiz