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"Benefits of the Parts of Vultures" (From the Manafi' al-Haywan of Abu Sai'd Ubayd-Allay Ibn Bakhtishu)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts an aged manuscript page titled "Benefits of the Parts of Vultures," authored by Abu Sai'd Ubayd-Allay Ibn Bakhtishu. The dominant color of the paper is light brown with darker spots throughout. The top and bottom edges of the page are rough. The large block of text on the page is written in black ink, with some parts highlighted in red. A larger block of stylized text with Arabic letters appears centered on the page in dark blue ink. A double-lined red border surrounds both the main body and header text. The image conveys an appearance of age and antiquity.

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