Constellations, 16th century

Six constellations of the northern skies: Corona Borealis (al-fakkah), Cygnus (al-dajajah) shown here as a crested bird, and Lyra depicted as a green parrot, with Cassiopeia seated on a throne in the middle, and Perseus (bottom right) and Boates (bottom left). From Aja'ib al-makhluqat wa-ghara'ib al-mawjudat (Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing) by Abu Yahya Zakariya ibn Muhammad al-Qazwini (1203-1283) an Arab physician, astronomer, geographer and proto-science fiction writer. Neither the copyist nor illustrator is named, and the copy is undated. The nature of paper, script, ink, illumination, and illustrations suggest that it was produced in provincial Mughal India, possibly the Punjab, in the 17th century

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Ajaib Al Makhluqat Al Mawjudat Al Qazwini Al-makhluqat Al-mawjudat Al-qazwini Arabic Aspects Astronomical Borealis Cassiopeia Constellation Corona Cosmological Cosmology Crested Cygnus Existing Ghara Lyra Makhluqat Marvels Mawjudat Miraculous Muhammad Parrot Perseus Qazwini Treatise Wa-gharaib Yahya Zakariya Zodiac Zodiacal

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