Thursday, September 6, 2012

wonders of creation

Bestiary, Islamic style, thanks Internet!

a large winged fish
map of the world
 one horned beast


Of course, the Persians take the illumination job to the next level as always... 
 giant ants!
 pretty birds!

Looks a bit cooler than this.

4 comments:

  1. You got a problem with 70s fonts, Great Satan?

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    1. Evidently there's an overabundance of kittens and baby seals in Allah's Creation, Secret Imam.

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  2. http://vimeo.com/26685075

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  3. Half a dozen rooms filled with Persian miniatures at the Seattle Art Museum a few years ago was a show that was hard to leave.

    Now, thanks to progress, we have equality of cheesiness.

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