Sujet

Illustration from the work of Al-Sufi

Légende

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

13e siècle

Crédit

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Notre référence

ARP18A26_494

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

34,3Mo (1,2Mo) / 24,9cm x 34,5cm / 2936 x 4080 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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