Iraq: 'Seven Climates: The Fifth Climate, of Venus'. Illuminated miniature from the Kitab al Bulhan or 'Book of Wonders', Baghdad, 14th century. The Kitab al-Bulhan, or Book of Wonders, is an Arabic manuscript dating mainly from the late 14th century and probably bound together in Baghdad during the reign of Jalayirid Sultan Ahmad (r. 1382-1410). The manuscript is made up of astrological, astronomical and geomantic texts compiled by Abd al-Hasan Al-Isfahani, as well as a dedicated section of full-page illustrations, with each plate titled with 'A discourse on….'

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