Ms E-7 A Man Reading, illustration from 'The Wonders of the Creation and the Curiosities of Existence' by Zakariya'ibn Muhammad al-QazwinibyIslamic School
Zakariya al-Qazwini (1203-83); Persian physician, cosmographer, astronomer and geographer; lived in Baghdad; his cosmography, written in Arabic, 'Les Merveilles de la creation et curiosites de l'existence' was very popular and translated into Turkish and Persian;