Middle East: A camel-rider with spear confronts a dragon. Illustration from the Kitab al-Bulhan or 'Book of Wonders', possibly Iraq, 14th-15th century

The Kitab al-Bulhan is an Arabic manuscript of divinatory works, dating principally from the late 14th century A.D., containing astrological, astronomical and geomantic texts compiled by Abd al-Hasan Al-Isfahani, containing more than 80 illustrations.

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