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A caliph had a gold ring that he tossed into the sea and a golden fish retrieved it. The illustration shows the caliph and Ja'far ibn Barmak in a boat, f. 287v

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A caliph had a gold ring that he tossed into the sea and a golden fish retrieved it. The illustration shows the caliph and Ja'far ibn Barmak in a boat

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Title
A caliph had a gold ring that he tossed into the sea and a golden fish retrieved it. The illustration shows the caliph and Ja'far ibn Barmak in a boat, f. 287v
Names
Qazwīnī, Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad, approximately 1203-1283 (Author)
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'Ajâ'ib al-makhlûqât va gharâ'ib al-mawjûdât

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1540 - 1545 (Approximate)
Place: Shîrâz?
Library locations
Spencer Collection
Shelf locator: Spencer Coll. Persian MS. 49
Topics
Mountains
Birds
Animals
Manuscripts, Persian
Genres
Illuminations
Manuscripts
Miniatures (Illuminations)
Physical Description
Extent: 5.8 x 8.9 cm
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
Persian
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Spencer Coll. Persian MS. 49
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d1c403f0-c607-012f-ab5d-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1203: Creator Born
  • 1283: Creator Died
  • 1540: Created (Approximate)
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "A caliph had a gold ring that he tossed into the sea and a golden fish retrieved it. The illustration shows the caliph and Ja'far ibn Barmak in a boat" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1540 - 1545. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/456723e0-28ec-0138-b1b8-4df6bb443f13

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Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "A caliph had a gold ring that he tossed into the sea and a golden fish retrieved it. The illustration shows the caliph and Ja'far ibn Barmak in a boat" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/456723e0-28ec-0138-b1b8-4df6bb443f13

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Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. (1540 - 1545). A caliph had a gold ring that he tossed into the sea and a golden fish retrieved it. The illustration shows the caliph and Ja'far ibn Barmak in a boat Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/456723e0-28ec-0138-b1b8-4df6bb443f13

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A caliph had a gold ring that he tossed into the sea and a golden fish retrieved it. The illustration shows the caliph and Ja'far ibn Barmak in a boat