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Kitab Al Bulhan

by Abd al-Hasan al-Isfahani

  • First published:
  • 14th century
  • Language: Arabic
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source
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The Kitab al-Bulhan, or Book of Wonders, is an Arabic manuscript dating mainly from the late 14th century A.D. and probably bound together in Baghdad during the reign of Jalayirid Sultan Ahmad (1382-1410). The manuscript is made up of astrological, astronomical and geomantic texts compiled by Abd al-Hasan Al-Isfahani, as well as a dedicated section of full-page illustrations, with each plate titled with “A discourse on….”, followed by the subject of the discourse (a folktale, a sign of the zodiac, a prophet, etc.).

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Alchemy and Hermeticism, Astrology, and Divination and oracles.

  • Alchemy and Hermeticism

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive matched “Alchemy”. Retained metadata contains “Alchemy” in the subject metadata.

    • “Alchemy”· via Internet Archive
    • “Alchemy”· in subject
  • Astrology

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive matched “Astrology”. Retained metadata contains “astrological” in the description, “zodiac” in the description, and “Astrology” in the subject metadata.

    • “Astrology”· via Internet Archive
    • “astrological”· in description
    • “zodiac”· in description
    • “Astrology”· in subject
  • Divination and oracles

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive matched “Divination”. Retained metadata contains “Divination” in the subject metadata.

    • “Divination”· via Internet Archive
    • “Divination”· in subject

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1390-01-01T00:00:00Z—Arabic—Public digitized item

Subjects

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