Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures vii
4. Series Editor’s Foreword xv
5. Preface and Acknowledgements xvi
6. Note to the Reader xx
7. Introduction 1
8. PART ONE
9. CHAPTER ONE Al-Qazvīnī’s Illustrated Text between Scientific and Narrative Literature 11
10. CHAPTER TWO The Illustrations of the London Qazvīnī: General Description 23
11. CHAPTER THREE Selected Illustrations from the London Qazvīnī 48
12. CHAPTER FOUR The London Qazvīnī in Relation to the Edinburgh al-Bīrūnī and the New York Bestiary 107
13. CHAPTER FIVE The Illustrations of the London Qazvīnī and Related ’Aja'ib al-makhlūqāt Manuscripts 126
14. PART TWO
15. Description of the London Qazvīnī by Folio 173
16. Catalogue of the Illustrations of the London Qazvīnī 215
17. Bibliography 400
18. Index 422