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![Lepus (al-Arnab)[al-Arnah] [top]; Canis Major (Kalb al-Akbar) [bottom], f. 32v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE1NDUvMTIvMzEvbGVwdXMtYWwtYXJuYWJhbC1hcm5haC10b3AtY2FuaXMtbWFqb3Ita2FsYi1hbC1ha2Jhci1ib3R0b20tZi0zMnYtODI2NDliLTEwMjQuanBn/320/538/jpg "Lepus (al-Arnab)[al-Arnah] [top]; Canis Major (Kalb al-Akbar) [bottom], f. 32v")
![Merchants who visited islands in the Indian Ocean have seen people who looked like Turks and had yellow faces and split earlobes ... [top]; The alûf tree supplies the island inhabitants with leaves for their clothing and fruit to eat [bottom], f. 80v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE1NDUvMTIvMzEvbWVyY2hhbnRzLXdoby12aXNpdGVkLWlzbGFuZHMtaW4tdGhlLWluZGlhbi1vY2Vhbi1oYXZlLXNlZW4tcGVvcGxlLXdoby1sb29rZWQtMjU0Nzc4LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/67/webp "Merchants who visited islands in the Indian Ocean have seen people who looked like Turks and had yellow faces and split earlobes ... [top]; The alûf tree supplies the island inhabitants with leaves for their clothing and fruit to eat [bottom], f. 80v")
![Polecat (tarfân) [top]; An animal that gives birth on the riverside, shown with feline body and the head and tail of a fish ('atâbah) [bottom], f. 319](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE1NDUvMTIvMzEvcG9sZWNhdC10YXJmYW4tdG9wLWFuLWFuaW1hbC10aGF0LWdpdmVzLWJpcnRoLW9uLXRoZS1yaXZlcnNpZGUtc2hvd24td2l0aC1mZWxpbmUtMGI5NDRkLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/67/webp "Polecat (tarfân) [top]; An animal that gives birth on the riverside, shown with feline body and the head and tail of a fish ('atâbah) [bottom], f. 319")
![Aloe wood (Aloe perryi), aghâlûkhun [top]; Aloe wood (Aqualaria agallocha), qânqâmûn [bottom], fol. 28v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvYWxvZS13b29kLWFsb2UtcGVycnlpLWFnaGFsdWtodW4tdG9wLWFsb2Utd29vZC1hcXVhbGFyaWEtYWdhbGxvY2hhLXFhbnFhbXVuLTM2N2JlMS02NDAuanBn/40/61/webp "Aloe wood (Aloe perryi), aghâlûkhun [top]; Aloe wood (Aqualaria agallocha), qânqâmûn [bottom], fol. 28v")
![Lavender (Lavendula stoechas), istûkhâs [n.p.] [top]; Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare var. megastachyum), awrîjânûs [n.p.] [bottom], fol. 131](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvbGF2ZW5kZXItbGF2ZW5kdWxhLXN0b2VjaGFzLWlzdHVraGFzLW5wLXRvcC13aWxkLW1hcmpvcmFtLW9yaWdhbnVtLXZ1bGdhcmUtZTE2NWQ0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/61/webp "Lavender (Lavendula stoechas), istûkhâs [n.p.] [top]; Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare var. megastachyum), awrîjânûs [n.p.] [bottom], fol. 131")
![Celtic nard (Valeriana celtica), al-sunbul al-rûmî [top right]; Monuntain nard (Valeriana tuberosa), sunbul jabalî [top left]; Wild spikenard (Asarum europaeum), asârûn [bottom], fol. 23](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvY2VsdGljLW5hcmQtdmFsZXJpYW5hLWNlbHRpY2EtYWwtc3VuYnVsLWFsLXJ1bWktdG9wLXJpZ2h0LW1vbnVudGFpbi1uYXJkLXZhbGVyaWFuYS0wMTBlOWQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/62/webp "Celtic nard (Valeriana celtica), al-sunbul al-rûmî [top right]; Monuntain nard (Valeriana tuberosa), sunbul jabalî [top left]; Wild spikenard (Asarum europaeum), asârûn [bottom], fol. 23")
![Service tree (Sorbus domestica), ghubbayrâ' [n.p.]; Plum tree (Prunus domestica), ajâs [!] [bottom], fol. 65](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvc2VydmljZS10cmVlLXNvcmJ1cy1kb21lc3RpY2EtZ2h1YmJheXJhLW5wLXBsdW0tdHJlZS1wcnVudXMtZG9tZXN0aWNhLWFqYXMtYjc3NzNhLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/62/webp "Service tree (Sorbus domestica), ghubbayrâ' [n.p.]; Plum tree (Prunus domestica), ajâs [!] [bottom], fol. 65")
![Peach tree (Prunus persica), tuffâh al-akrâd, i.e., al-khawkh [top]; Apricot tree (Prunus armeniaca), al-mishmish [bottom], fol. 63](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvcGVhY2gtdHJlZS1wcnVudXMtcGVyc2ljYS10dWZmYWgtYWwtYWtyYWQtaWUtYWwta2hhd2toLXRvcC1hcHJpY290LXRyZWUtcHJ1bnVzLTYyOTMzYy02NDAuanBn/40/62/webp "Peach tree (Prunus persica), tuffâh al-akrâd, i.e., al-khawkh [top]; Apricot tree (Prunus armeniaca), al-mishmish [bottom], fol. 63")
![Millet (Panicum miliaceum), hursh [!], i.e., al-jâwars [top]; Oats (Avena sativa), hartamân. (But not a picture of oats) [bottom], fol. 93v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvbWlsbGV0LXBhbmljdW0tbWlsaWFjZXVtLWh1cnNoLWllLWFsLWphd2Fycy10b3Atb2F0cy1hdmVuYS1zYXRpdmEtaGFydGFtYW4tZjNmODAzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/62/webp "Millet (Panicum miliaceum), hursh [!], i.e., al-jâwars [top]; Oats (Avena sativa), hartamân. (But not a picture of oats) [bottom], fol. 93v")
