A World of Beasts - A 13th-Century Illustrated Arabic Book on Animals (the Kitâb Naʿt al-Hayawân) in the Ibn Bakhtîshûʿ Tradition by Anna Contadini (2012).pdf

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A World of Beasts: A Thirteenth-Century Illustrated Arabic Book
on Animals (the
Kitāb Naʿt al-Ḥ ayawān)
in the Ibn Bakhtīshūʿ Tradition
A World of Beasts: A Thirteenth-Century
Illustrated Arabic Book on Animals
(the
Kitāb Naʿt al-Ḥ ayawān)
in the Ibn Bakhtīshūʿ Tradition
By
Anna Contadini
LEIDEN • BOSTON
2012
Cover illustration:
Two Hares (arnab). Ibn Bakhtīshūʿ,
Kitāb naʿt al-ḥayawān,
probably Bagh-
dad, c. 1225. London, British Library, Or. 2784, fol. 75v (166v). Cat. 21.
All illustrations of the
Kitāb naʿt al-ḥayawān
are Copyright of the British Library.
This book is printed on acid-free paper.
Contadini, Anna.
A world of beasts : a thirteenth-century illustrated Arabic book on animals (the Kitab Na‘t
al-hayawan) in the Ibn Bakhtishu‘ tradition / by Anna Contadini.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-90-04-20100-2 (hardback : alk. paper)
1. Na‘t al-hayawan—Illustrations. 2. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Arab.
3. Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts. 4. Illumination of books and manuscripts,
Medieval—Arab countries. 5. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval—Islamic
countries. 6. Bestiaries—Arab countries. I. Title. II. Title: Thirteenth-century illustrated
Arabic book on animals (the Kitab Na‘t al-hayawan) in the Ibn Bakhtishu‘ tradition.
ND3399.N38C66 2012
745.6’74927—dc23
2011037677
ISBN 978 90 04 20100 2
Copyright 2012 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Ai miei genitori
(to my parents),
Attilio e Gina Contadini

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