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Illustration from

Kitab al-Diryaq, 1198

Probably from northern Mesopotamia, in the Ayyubid Sultanate.

Folio 37, Frontispiece - Protection by the stars.

Kitab al-Diryaq (the Book of Antidotes) by Pseudo-Gallen, probably northern Mesopotamia, 1198CE. Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, Ms. Arabe 2964.

In the frontispiece to the Kitāb al-diryāq of 596/1199 such figures are dressed in brightly colored tunics tied up with sashes in front to allow greater freedom of movement; these tunics are decorated with arm bands and scrolled patterns and are worn over loose trousers with flaring cuffs in contrasting patterned textiles. The figures also wear elaborate jewelry. The central seated figure in the frontispiece is clad in the same way, with the addition of an elaborate loose coat with little underneath.