Dhakhīrat al-Iskandar al-Malik ibn Fīliqs Dhī al-Qarnayn
Dhakhīrat al-Iskandar al-Malik ibn Fīliqs Dhī al-Qarnayn
About this book
Copy of a treatise on talismans and astrology said to be by Aristotle who wrote it for Alexander the Great, then said to have been translated into Arabic at the request of the Caliph al-Muʻtaṣim. 23 ink illustrations of various creatures drawn on slightly darker paper pasted onto the substrate.
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL32372084W
Subjects
Arab AstrologyEarly works to 1800TalismansArabic ManuscriptsHermetism