Illustrations from 'Book of Fixed Stars' (Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-tabita) by 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Umar al-Sufi
The manuscripts usually have 2 versions of each constellation - looking up from earth and looking down at a cellestial globe.
Manuscripts
al-Sufi illustrations from Bodleian Library, Oxford, manuscript Marsh 144, 1009-10AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Sotheby's - Lot 34 (or Doha), 1125AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Suleymanie Library, Istanbul, Manuscript Fatih Kütüphanesi 3422, 1125AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Topkapi Sarayi, Istanbul, manuscript Ahmet III 3493, 1130-31AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Vatican Library (Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana), Manuscript Ross. 1033, North Africa 1224AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Suleymanie Library, Istanbul, Ms Ayasofya 2595, 1249-50AD
al-Sufi illustrations from British Library, London, manuscript Or.5323, 1260-80AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Dãr al-Kutub National Library, Cairo, Manuscript miqãt 390, c1300AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Ms. Rogers Fund, 1913, c. 1400AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Ms Arabe 5036, c. 1430-1440AD, Samarkand
al-Sufi illustrations from Kongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen ms Arabe 83, 1602AD, Medina
al-Sufi illustrations from Ms. Garrett 2259 Yehuda, 1607AD
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Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers
The manuscripts usually have 2 versions of each constellation - looking up from earth and looking down at a cellestial globe.
Manuscripts
al-Sufi illustrations from Bodleian Library, Oxford, manuscript Marsh 144, 1009-10AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Sotheby's - Lot 34 (or Doha), 1125AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Suleymanie Library, Istanbul, Manuscript Fatih Kütüphanesi 3422, 1125AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Topkapi Sarayi, Istanbul, manuscript Ahmet III 3493, 1130-31AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Vatican Library (Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana), Manuscript Ross. 1033, North Africa 1224AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Suleymanie Library, Istanbul, Ms Ayasofya 2595, 1249-50AD
al-Sufi illustrations from British Library, London, manuscript Or.5323, 1260-80AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Dãr al-Kutub National Library, Cairo, Manuscript miqãt 390, c1300AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Ms. Rogers Fund, 1913, c. 1400AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Ms Arabe 5036, c. 1430-1440AD, Samarkand
al-Sufi illustrations from Kongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen ms Arabe 83, 1602AD, Medina
al-Sufi illustrations from Ms. Garrett 2259 Yehuda, 1607AD
MIRROR SITE:
Illustrations from 'Book of Fixed Stars' (Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-tabita) by 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Umar al-Sufi
al-Sufi illustrations from Bodleian Library, Oxford, manuscript Marsh 144, 1009-10AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Sotheby's - Lot 34 (or Doha), 1125AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Suleymanie Library, Istanbul, Manuscript Fatih Kütüphanesi 3422, 1125AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Topkapi Sarayi, Istanbul, manuscript Ahmet III 3493, 1130-31AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Vatican Library (Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana), Manuscript Ross. 1033, North Africa 1224AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Suleymanie Library, Istanbul, Ms Ayasofya 2595, 1249-50AD
al-Sufi illustrations from British Library, London, manuscript Or.5323, 1260-80AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Dãr al-Kutub National Library, Cairo, Manuscript miqãt 390, c1300AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Ms. Rogers Fund, 1913, c. 1400AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Ms Arabe 5036, c. 1430-1440AD, Samarkand
al-Sufi illustrations from Kongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen ms Arabe 83, 1602AD, Medina
al-Sufi illustrations from Ms. Garrett 2259 Yehuda, 1607AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Bodleian Library, Oxford, manuscript Marsh 144, 1009-10AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Sotheby's - Lot 34 (or Doha), 1125AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Suleymanie Library, Istanbul, Manuscript Fatih Kütüphanesi 3422, 1125AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Topkapi Sarayi, Istanbul, manuscript Ahmet III 3493, 1130-31AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Vatican Library (Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana), Manuscript Ross. 1033, North Africa 1224AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Suleymanie Library, Istanbul, Ms Ayasofya 2595, 1249-50AD
al-Sufi illustrations from British Library, London, manuscript Or.5323, 1260-80AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Dãr al-Kutub National Library, Cairo, Manuscript miqãt 390, c1300AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Ms. Rogers Fund, 1913, c. 1400AD
al-Sufi illustrations from Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Ms Arabe 5036, c. 1430-1440AD, Samarkand
al-Sufi illustrations from Kongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen ms Arabe 83, 1602AD, Medina
al-Sufi illustrations from Ms. Garrett 2259 Yehuda, 1607AD
Druzhina
Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers