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afshar L, sadri M. Typology of strange creatures in the version of the Aja'ib al-Makhluqat of Tusi.. JIC 2021; 5 (2) :6-0
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1- University of Tehran
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The famous version of the Wonders of Creatures written by Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn Mahmud ibn Ahmad Tusi (sixth century AH) is world famous. The paintings in this version are depicted in terms of the characteristics of exotic creatures, suitable for studying the typology of these creatures. The purpose of this research was first to introduce the version of the wonders of Tusi creatures (sixth century AH) and then to classify different species of creatures in the drawings of this version. According to the imagination used in the visual elements in the desired version, the drawings have special details and subtleties that need careful attention and analysis. Therefore, in this research, after introducing the version and its maps, types of images, types of maps have been categorized and introduced in a table. Accordingly, this article seeks to examine whether this version is capable of writing typology. And it seeks to answer this question: How many species of strange creatures are there in the version of the wonders of the Tusi creatures (sixth century AH)? The research method is descriptive-analytical and the method of data collection is library-documentary. The method of analyzing the works is based on qualitative studies and is fundamental in terms of purpose. An overview of the research acknowledges that the images in this version are divided into six types of strange creatures. The findings of those strange creatures fall into two categories: hybrid and hybrid. There are four types of hybrid creatures. Includes: 1- Human bodybuilding 2- Animal bodybuilding 3- Plant body 4- Paradise faces which of course are divided into categories. Composite creatures include two types: 1- Quranic stories and divine narrations 2- Strange and western creatures (combination) Dragon, Simorgh, Demon and Angel are divided.
 
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Received: 2022/06/2 | Accepted: 2022/06/9 | Published: 2022/06/9

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