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Circular zodiac diagram with twelve signs in medallions around a central disk, set on a blue and gold arabesque field with calligraphic borders.

Wellcome MS Persian 474.

A circular astrological diagram from a Persian manuscript, with the twelve zodiac signs shown in medallions around a central roundel. Gold and cobalt-blue arabesques fill the field, and calligraphic panels and small figures frame the page in gold and blue.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1411
Medium
Manuscripts, Persian
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3113 px
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Español: Diagrama del zodíaco, manuscrito persa Wellcome MS Persian 474

Diagrama astrológico circular de un manuscrito persa, con los doce signos del zodíaco dentro de medallones alrededor de un disco central. Arabescos dorados y azul cobalto cubren el fondo, y paneles caligráficos con pequeñas figuras enmarcan la página.

Português: Diagrama do zodíaco, manuscrito persa Wellcome MS Persian 474

Diagrama astrológico circular de um manuscrito persa, com os doze signos do zodíaco em medalhões ao redor de um disco central. Arabescos dourados e azul-cobalto preenchem o fundo, e painéis caligráficos com pequenas figuras emolduram a página.

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