Illustration from the manuscript of the Romance of Varqa and Gulshah, c1250.

56, 53b: Warqah blessé au lit; une plante sur laquelle il y a deux faucons (?), à droite une servante et, derrière elle, un chien; fond sans couleur.
56, 53b: Warqah wounded in bed; a plant on which there are two falcons (?), to the right a servant and, behind her, a dog; background without colour.
56. Varqa lies wounded in bed - Illustration from Varqa wa Gulshah.

56. Varqa lies wounded in bed - Illustration from Varqa wa Gulshah.

Varqa, wounded by the king of Sham, his rival for the hand of Gulshah, lies in bed, attended by a servant.

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