Qazwini, The Wonders of Creation

A thirteenth-century cosmography that runs from the angels and planets down to the smallest insect — copied and illustrated for six hundred years.

Made by

Zakariya al-Qazwini (c. 1203–1283)

Date

Written 13th century; this folio second half of 16th century

Held by

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (45.174.17)

Medium

Opaque watercolour and gold on paper

Plates

1

Image credits

• Plate 1: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of George D. Pratt, 1935 (45.174.17). License: CC0 (Met Open Access). Source page ↗