File:Unknown, Iraq - The Book of Fixed Stars - Google Art Project.jpg
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Summary
| The Book of Fixed Stars | |
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| Artist |
Unknown, Iraq, 1100-1125 (Iraq) |
| Title |
The Book of Fixed Stars |
| Object type | manuscript |
| Description |
A 12th-century Iraqi illustrated manuscript of Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars. The left hand page describes Corona Borealis (The Northern Crown), while the right hand page tabulates the stars in the preceding constellation Boötes (The Herdsman). |
| Date | (1100 - 1125) |
| Dimensions | height: 50 mm (1.96 in); width: 185 mm (7.28 in) |
| Collection | The Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar |
| Current location |
Level Floor 2 / الطابق 2 (Details of level on Google Art Project) room Gallery 9 (Details of room on Google Art Project) |
| Accession number |
MS.2.1998 |
| Notes | More info at museum site |
| References |
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| Source/Photographer | Museum of Islamic Art, Doha |
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