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Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars) of al-Sufi
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Ink and gold on paper; leather binding
Rights: Public Domain
Islamic Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Rogers Fund 1913
Title: Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars) of al-Sufi
Description:
Ink and gold on paper; leather binding.
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