Detail of an Illustration from the manuscript of the Romance of Varqa and Gulshah, c.1250.

6, 9a: Champ de bataille après la guerre; fond rouge; inscription: "Description de l'état des Banū Shayba, tués ou blessés, pendant (lisez: après) l'attaque nocturne."
6, 9a: The battlefield after the war; background red; inscription: "Description of the condition of Banū Shaybah, killed or wounded, while (read: after) the night attack."

Detail of 'The Banu Shayba have suffered a great defeat' - Illustration from Varqa wa Gulshah

Detail of 'The Banu Shayba have suffered a great defeat' - Illustration from Varqa wa Gulshah

The Banu Shayba have suffered a great defeat.

Plate 89 in Painting The Stars In A Century Of Change by Moya Carey, 2001 - Part 1 & Part 2 - Plates

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