cma-islamic-art: Animals, Birds, and Plants (verso); Illustration and Text (Persian Verses) from a M
cma-islamic-art: Animals, Birds, and Plants (verso); Illustration and Text (Persian Verses) from a Manuscript of the Mu'nis al-Ahrar fi Daqa'iq al-Ash'ar (The Free Men’s Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Muhammad Ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi, 1341, Cleveland Museum of Art: Islamic ArtThis is one of several pages that were removed from a unique manuscript of this otherwise unknown work, which bears a colophon stating that it was written by the author and finished “Ramadan, 741” (February 1341). Illustrations on both sides include various animals, trees, and objects such as weapons, musical instruments, and jewels.Size: Overall: 19.7 x 13.5 cm (7 ¾ x 5 5/16 in.)Medium: opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paperhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1945.385.b -- source link
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