Ornithological drawings on a manuscript leaf [Safavid Persia, c. 1700]

Ornithological drawings on a manuscript leaf, probably from a dispersed copy of Qazwini's Aja'ib al-Makhluqat, in Farsi, illuminated manuscript on paper [Safavid Persia, c. 1700] single leaf, single column, 15 lines bold black nasta'liq with key words in red, panel on the lower half of the page with a drawing of two birds in their natural environment, a few small scuff marks, else excellent condition, 295 by 180 mm.; in modern card mount, framed and glazed A small extract from an important work on cosmology and the wonders of creation entitled Aja'ib al-Makhliqat, by the Persian scholar, Zakariyah al-Qazwini. The present copy is apparently from the same parent manuscript as a lot recently sold at Bonhams (18 June 2019, lot 2).