Illustration from

Maqamat of al-Hariri

Bibliothèque nationale de France, manuscript Arabe 5847, 1237AD

Folio 138 Recto: maqama 43 Abu Zayd and al-Harith arriving in a village

Abû Zayd et al-Hârith arrivant dans un village

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53. Village scene in the Maqāmāt manuscript painted by al-Wāsiṭī in Baghdad in 1237. All of the women, indoors and out, are unveiled (Bibliothèque nationale, Paris, ms arabe 5847, folio 138).
Source: Fig. 53, Arab Dress. From the dawn of Islam to Modern times by Smirna Si