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Constellations of Perseus (left), Cygnus and Cassiopeia (right) from Persian Manuscript 373

Constellation of Argo Navis (ship) from Persian Manuscript 373

Mars, detail, from Persian Manuscript 373

The Sun (right), Leo and two lunar mansions (left) from Persian Manuscript 373

Mercury, sitting reading a book under a tree in bloom with birds in its branches, surrounded by the attributes of the profession of the scribe from Persian Manuscript 373

MS Persian 373, folio 29 verso

Mars, Aries and Scorpio from Persian Manusc

Showing the last lunar mansion of Scorpio followed by the first degrees into which the sign was divided (from the top down, right to left). 1. A man with a spear in one hand and an eagle perched on the other; 2. A man with a stomach ache; 3. Depiction of flowing blood; 4. A horse; 5. A man tilling the earth to give water to the land; 6. A man beats his chest with his hand; 7. A man beats his head with his hand;, 8. A man digging in a mountain; 9. A scorpion and a snake from Persian Manuscript 373

The Sun from Persian Manuscript 373

MS Persian 373, folio 30 recto

MS Persian 373, folio 32 verso

MS Persian 373, folio 40 recto

MS Persian 373, folio 35 verso

MS Persian 373, folio 23 verso

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MS Persian 373, folio 32 verso

MS Persian 373, folio 40 recto

MS Persian 373, folio 35 verso

MS Persian 373, folio 23 verso