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![Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), husyatâ faras al-bahr [!] [top]; "Sea sheep", al-hamal al-bahrî [upper middle]; "Sea dog", al-khizzah al-bahrî [middle]; "Sea dog", second variety [lower middle]; "Sea dog", third variety [bottom], fol. 74v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTAvMTIvMzEvaGlwcG9wb3RhbXVzLWhpcHBvcG90YW11cy1hbXBoaWJpdXMtaHVzeWF0YS1mYXJhcy1hbC1iYWhyLXRvcC1zZWEtc2hlZXAtYWwtMzZlYmRmLTEwMjQuanBn/320/494/jpg "Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), husyatâ faras al-bahr [!] [top]; \"Sea sheep\", al-hamal al-bahrî [upper middle]; \"Sea dog\", al-khizzah al-bahrî [middle]; \"Sea dog\", second variety [lower middle]; \"Sea dog\", third variety [bottom], fol. 74v")
![Seahorse (Syngnathus hippocampus), îffûqâmfus [top]; Purple murex (Murex breandaris, etc.), farfîr [n.p.], i.e., al-halazûn al-arjuwânî. Two are shown [middle]; Whelk shell (Genera: Phos. Engina, Babylonia, Pisania), qîrfihûs [!n.p.] [bottom], fol. 70v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvc2VhaG9yc2Utc3luZ25hdGh1cy1oaXBwb2NhbXB1cy1pZmZ1cWFtZnVzLXRvcC1wdXJwbGUtbXVyZXgtbXVyZXgtYnJlYW5kYXJpcy1jMjUyMDEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/61/webp "Seahorse (Syngnathus hippocampus), îffûqâmfus [top]; Purple murex (Murex breandaris, etc.), farfîr [n.p.], i.e., al-halazûn al-arjuwânî. Two are shown [middle]; Whelk shell (Genera: Phos. Engina, Babylonia, Pisania), qîrfihûs [!n.p.] [bottom], fol. 70v")
![Fox (Volpes vulpes; Volpes cana), tha'lab [top]; Ass (Equus hemionus), al-himâr [middle]; Deer (Dama dama mesopotamica), al-âbil [!] [bottom], fol. 77v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvZm94LXZvbHBlcy12dWxwZXMtdm9scGVzLWNhbmEtdGhhbGFiLXRvcC1hc3MtZXF1dXMtaGVtaW9udXMtYWwtaGltYXItbWlkZGxlLTNlZGQwOS02NDAuanBn/40/62/webp "Fox (Volpes vulpes; Volpes cana), tha'lab [top]; Ass (Equus hemionus), al-himâr [middle]; Deer (Dama dama mesopotamica), al-âbil [!] [bottom], fol. 77v")
![The molted skin of a snake, salkh al-hayyah [top]; The sea hare (Genus Syphonota), arnab bahrî. The sea hare is said to resemble a cuttlefish but is represented as a rabbitlike creature...[middle]; Hare (Lepus timidus; L. capensis), arnab barrî [bottom], fol. 73v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvdGhlLW1vbHRlZC1za2luLW9mLWEtc25ha2Utc2Fsa2gtYWwtaGF5eWFoLXRvcC10aGUtc2VhLWhhcmUtZ2VudXMtc3lwaG9ub3RhLWM5ZDU4ZC02NDAuanBn/40/61/webp "The molted skin of a snake, salkh al-hayyah [top]; The sea hare (Genus Syphonota), arnab bahrî. The sea hare is said to resemble a cuttlefish but is represented as a rabbitlike creature...[middle]; Hare (Lepus timidus; L. capensis), arnab barrî [bottom], fol. 73v")
![Hawthorn (Crataegus oxyacantha), ûlsâqâniyyûn [!] [top] right]; Dog's bush (Rosa canina), 'ullayq al-kalb [top left]; Henna shrub (Lawsonia inermis), shajarat al-hinnâ [bottom], fol. 51](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvaGF3dGhvcm4tY3JhdGFlZ3VzLW94eWFjYW50aGEtdWxzYXFhbml5eXVuLXRvcC1yaWdodC1kb2dzLWJ1c2gtcm9zYS1jYW5pbmEtNDgwZTZjLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/62/webp "Hawthorn (Crataegus oxyacantha), ûlsâqâniyyûn [!] [top] right]; Dog's bush (Rosa canina), 'ullayq al-kalb [top left]; Henna shrub (Lawsonia inermis), shajarat al-hinnâ [bottom], fol. 51")
![Horehound (Marrubium vulgare), frâsiyûn [n.p.] [top]; Woundwort (Stachys recta?), stâkhûs [bottom], fol. 159](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvaG9yZWhvdW5kLW1hcnJ1Yml1bS12dWxnYXJlLWZyYXNpeXVuLW5wLXRvcC13b3VuZHdvcnQtc3RhY2h5cy1yZWN0YS1zdGFraHVzLTA2NWJmZi02NDAuanBn/40/62/webp "Horehound (Marrubium vulgare), frâsiyûn [n.p.] [top]; Woundwort (Stachys recta?), stâkhûs [bottom], fol. 159")
![Greater celandine (Chelidonium maius), kihlidûniyûn [n.p.] al-kabîr, i.e., al-marmîrân [top and margin]; Swallowort. Dog's bane (Cynanchum vincetoxicum), "another variety" [bottom], fol. 118](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvZ3JlYXRlci1jZWxhbmRpbmUtY2hlbGlkb25pdW0tbWFpdXMta2lobGlkdW5peXVuLW5wLWFsLWthYmlyLWllLWFsLW1hcm1pcmFuLTQ4MTE3MC02NDAuanBn/40/61/webp "Greater celandine (Chelidonium maius), kihlidûniyûn [n.p.] al-kabîr, i.e., al-marmîrân [top and margin]; Swallowort. Dog's bane (Cynanchum vincetoxicum), \"another variety\" [bottom], fol. 118")
