Keywords: Muhammad ibn Muhammad Shakir Ruzmah-'i Nathani - Turkish Version of the Wonders of Creation - Walters W659 - Top Exterior.jpg Muhammad ibn Muhammad Shakir Ruzmah-'i Nathani - Incipit Page with Illuminated Headpiece - Walters W6592B - Full Page jpg rtl Walters Art Museum artwork Creator Zakariya al-Qazwini Walters manuscript W 659 is an Ottoman illuminated and illustrated Turkish version of 'Aja'ib al-makhluqat Wonders of creation by Zakariya al-Qazwini died 692 AH/AH 1293 made at the request of the Vizier Murtaza Pasa Murtadá Pasha active 11th century AH/AD 17th The codex was completed in 1121 AH/AD 1717 by Muhammad ibn Muhammad Shakir Ruzmah-'i Nathani There are 444 paintings illustrating the text The binding is not original to the manuscript islamic 1717 1121 Ottoman ink pigments paper <br/> ink and pigments on European laid paper covered with leather Folio cm 33 20 accession number W 659 3488 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Turkey Walters Art Museum license 2D Bestiary by Zakariya al-Qazwini Walters MS 659 000A |