Title

Illustration from the work of Al-Sufi

Caption

Illustration from the work of Al-Sufi. Hercules has been depicted has been made to look like an Arab, with his club turned into a scimitar. The dots represent the location of the stars in the constellation, marked in with Arabic numerals. Dated 13th Century

Date

13th century

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP18A26_494

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34,3Mb (1,2Mb) / 9,8in x 13,6in / 2936 x 4080 (300dpi)

Keywords

Illustration Cosmic Astronomy Astrological Al-Sufi Hercules Greek Roman Myth Arab scimitar stars constellation Arabic numerals Middle Ages Mediaeval 13th Century