The Bird in Art

• Roosterc. 1620
• Peacock-shaped Hand Washing Device (recto); Text Page, Arabic Prose (verso)1315
• Qualities of Ringdoves (recto); On the Benefits of Quails (verso), from a Persian Manafi‘ al-Hayawan (The Benefits of Animals) of Abu Said Ubaid-Allah ibn Jibrail ibn Bakhtishu (died 1058–68)c. 1300

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