Kitab Ghara'ib al-funun wa-mulah al-uyun

Arabic

Bodleian Library

late 12th-early 13th Century

An Islamic book of maps, 'The Book of Strange Arts and Visual Delights'. It consists of two books, one on celestial matters, and one on terrestrial subjects. The manuscript includes two early world maps together with maps and illustrations of the Mediterranean Sea and southern Mediterranean islands.

• Medium: paper
• Dimensions: 32.5 x 24.2cm
• Art Fund Grant: £100000 ( Total: £400,000)
• ArtFunded in: 2002
• Vendor: Sam Fogg

Provenance

Private collection; Christie's, 2000; Sam Fogg.

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