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manuscript, compiled by Hassan Esfahani (Abd al-Hasan Al-Isfahani) probably bound during the reign of

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Sultan Ahmad (1382–1410) in

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. The contents include subjects on

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and

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, including a section of full-page illustrations, with plates dedicated to the discourse topic, e.g. a folktale, a sign of the zodiac, a prophet, etc.

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or al-Mīzan, one of the signs of the Zodiac depicted in the book File:Kitab al-Bulhan - Book of Wonders.jpg, Kitab al-Bulhan

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