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Book of Wonders

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Short description: Arabic manuscript
Cancer or al-Saratan, one of the signs of the Zodiac depicted in the book

The Kitāb al-Bulhān (Arabic: كتاب البلهان), or Book of Wonders, is a 14th and 15th century Arabic manuscript,[1] compiled by Hassan Esfahani (Abd al-Hasan al-Isfahani) probably bound during the reign of Jalayirid Sultan Ahmad (1382–1410) in Baghdad. The contents include subjects on astronomy, astrology, and geomancy, including a section of full-page illustrations, with plates dedicated to the discourse topic, e.g. a folktale, a sign of the zodiac, a prophet, etc.[2][3]

  • A man, mounted on a camel, killing a snake with a lance.
    A man, mounted on a camel, killing a snake with a lance.
  • The baths of Tiberius. Men bathing while demons tend the furnace.
    The baths of Tiberius. Men bathing while demons tend the furnace.
  • The Lighthouse of Alexandria.
    The Lighthouse of Alexandria.
  • The Great Wall of Gog and Magog.
    The Great Wall of Gog and Magog.
  • Capricorn or al-Gadī, one of the signs of the Zodiac depicted in the book.
    Capricorn or al-Gadī, one of the signs of the Zodiac depicted in the book.
  • Libra or al-Mīzan, one of the signs of the Zodiac depicted in the book.
    Libra or al-Mīzan, one of the signs of the Zodiac depicted in the book.
  • The Devil or Iblis, surrounded by lesser demons.
    The Devil or Iblis, surrounded by lesser demons.
  • Al-Ahmar, the jinn-king of Tuesday.
    Al-Ahmar, the jinn-king of Tuesday.
  • Zawba'a or Zoba'ah, the jinn-king of Friday.
    Zawba'a or Zoba'ah, the jinn-king of Friday.
  • Tabia, a female demon assisting with childbirth.
    Tabia, a female demon assisting with childbirth.
  • Samhuras, the demon king of Thursday.
    Samhuras, the demon king of Thursday.
  • Maymūn, the demon king of Saturday.
    Maymūn, the demon king of Saturday.
  • Huma, a 3-headed demon.
    Huma, a 3-headed demon.
  • Kabus, the Incubus Demon
    Kabus, the Incubus Demon

See also

  • The Book of Felicity

References

Citations

  1. ↑ "Kitab al-Bulhan". https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/kitab-al-bulhan-or-book-of-wonders-late-14thc. 
  2. ↑ Carboni 2007, p. 295.
  3. ↑ Al-Isfahani 1390.

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