Capricorn and Aquarius

Description Provenance Credit

Description These illustrations from Walters manuscript W.659 depict Capricorn (al-jadi) and Aquarius (sakib al-ma').

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creators

Zakariya ibn Muhammad Qazwini (ca. 1203-1283) (Author)
Muhammad ibn Muhammad Shakir Ruzmah-'i Nathani (Scribe)

Period

1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)

Medium

ink and pigments on European laid paper
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)

Accession Number

W.659.24B

Measurements

H: 13 x W: 7 7/8 in. (33 x 20 cm)

Geographies

Turkey (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View

Binding from Turkish Version of the Wonders of Creation	Title
n.d.	Period
W.659.binding	Accession

A Dragon, a Lizard, and Other Animals	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.273B	Accession
dragon, creature	Tags

The Lion King Surrounded by his Subjects	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.267B	Accession
animal, elephant, bear, dog, jackel, jackal	Tags

A Parrot (Sitting on a Bull), a Fish, and a Snake	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.257B	Accession
bull, fish, bird, animal, animals	Tags

Mandrake, Green Beans, a Plant Called Linufir (?), and Indian Pulse (a Sort of Vetch)	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.240B	Accession
magictour	Tags

Turkish Version of the Wonders of Creation	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659	Accession
english, azazil, tarih, 62622, 444, report, agricultural, examination, order, government, ascension, 28a	Tags

Colophon	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.303A	Accession

A Fox in the Company of an Enthroned King	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.286A	Accession

A Camel Being Presented to an Enthroned King	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.277A	Accession

An Eel, a Frog, a Turtle, and Other Animals	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.272B	Accession

A Group of Birds	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.271A	Accession

A Meeting of the Birds	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.269B	Accession

The King of the Jinnis Enthroned in the Company of Two Attendants	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.265B	Accession

A Crow (Sitting on a Tree), a Rabbit, and a Cat	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.256A	Accession

Wild Chicory, a Yemeni Plant Called Wars, and a Variety of Ssquash or Pumpkin	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.243A	Accession

Three Plants: Narcissus (Narjis), Aniseed (Nankhva), and Wild Rose (Nasrin)	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.242A	Accession

Peppermint and Asparagus	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.242B	Accession

Cherry, a Plant Called Mazarbikhush (?), and Spikenard	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.241B	Accession

A Persian Plant Called Madharyun	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.241A	Accession

English Ivy, Plantain, and Common Ash	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.240A	Accession

Coriander, a Plant Called Kakrasah (?), Cumin, and Mushrooms	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.239B	Accession

Meadow Vetch, Celery, and a Plant Called Karuba	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.239A	Accession

Ox Tongue, Flax, and Leek	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.238B	Accession

Hemp, Cauliflower, and Southernwood	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.238A	Accession

Cotton, a Plant Called Qashsha, Safflower, and Wild Qashsha	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.237B	Accession

A Plant Called Fajankast (?), Mint, and Tragacanth	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.237A	Accession

Radish and a Plant Called Qarfaj	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.236B	Accession

Tarragon, Lentil, and Fox Grapes	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.236A	Accession

Darnel, Sesame, and Wild Thyme	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.235B	Accession

Spurge and Sowbread	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.234B	Accession

Red Anemones and Turnip	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.234A	Accession

Saffron, Rue, and Lily of the Valley	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.233B	Accession

Sweet Basil, Rhubarb, and Indian Spikenard	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.233A	Accession

Yellow Wallflower and a Plant Called Zazyabaj	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.232B	Accession

A Poisonous Plant Called Diflá, Red Bramble, and Cucumber	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.232A	Accession

Saffron of the Fox, Dog’s Testicle, and Marshmallow	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.231B	Accession