Illustration from the manuscript of the Romance of Varqa and Gulshah, c.1250.

FIG. 39.-64, 62a: Le roi assiste au départ de Warqah à cheval, quittant Shām, derrière lui son serviteur, au devant Gulshāh, plus à droite un animal étrange.
FIG. 39.-64, 62a: The King attends the departure of Warqah on horseback, leaving Shām, behind him his servant, in front Gulshāh, rightmost a bizarre animal.
64. The King attends the departure of Warqah on horseback - Illustration from Varqa wa Gulshah.

64. The King attends the departure of Warqah on horseback - Illustration from Varqa wa Gulshah.

The King attends the departure of Warqah on horseback

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