Qualities of Ringdoves (recto); On the Benefits of Quails (verso), from a Persian Manafi‘ al-Hayawan (The Benefits of Animals) of Abu Said Ubaid-Allah ibn Jibrail ibn Bakhtishu (died 1058–68)
The image contains two pages from a book. The pages are yellowed and aged. The left page has a blue title at the top and a red border around the text and an image. The image depicts a tree with green leaves and red berries. There are three birds in the image; one on a branch and two on the ground. The right page has a black title at the top and black text throughout. There is a red border around the text and an image. The image shows two brown birds standing on the ground near a flowering bush with red flowers. Both pages have Arabic writing in black, red, and blue ink.
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