Kitab Ghara'ib al-funun wa-mulah al-uyun
Unknown Artist
- Art Funded
- 2002
- Dimensions
- 32.5 x 24.2 cm
- Vendor
- Sam Fogg
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.
Provenance
Private collection; Christie's, 2000; Sam Fogg.