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Creatures of the Quran

Creatures named in the Quran, drawn as natural-history engravings with jewel colour and geometric borders: the bee and the ant, the hoopoe and the camel, the great fish, the moth and more.

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A honeybee drawn from above, wings open, inside a pointed arch with a honeycomb field and a fine star border.The BeeNo. 1
A field of honeycomb, some cells brimming with amber honey, with worker bees spread across it.HoneycombNo. 2
Bees flying between a blossoming branch and long combs hanging from a high rock face, drawn in fine line with flat colour.Mountain HivesNo. 3
A single ant carrying a seed across a pale round of open ground, a faint dotted trail behind it and a few blades of grass.One AntNo. 4
A long procession of ants winding across a parchment ground among scattered seeds and small grasses.Valley of AntsNo. 5
An ant nest seen from above: a low mound with its entrance at the centre and lines of ants travelling to and from it across the sand, among small flowers and grasses.Ant DwellingsNo. 6
An orb web drawn in fine gold lines inside a pointed arch on deep indigo, a small spider resting at its centre.Spider's HouseNo. 7
A garden spider drawn from above with patterned abdomen and jointed legs, set in a lobed medallion on a star-lattice field.The SpiderNo. 8
A hoopoe with its crest raised, perched on a flowering branch inside a pointed arch framed with arabesque scrolls on deep green.HoopoeNo. 9
A hoopoe perched in a bare desert tree in the foreground of a wide plain, with far hills and a low sun.News from SabaNo. 10
A dromedary camel standing on a low dune inside a pointed arch, under a crescent moon, with arabesque scrolls on deep indigo.The CamelNo. 11
A line of laden camels walking along the crest of a dune at night, saddle cloths in carnelian and lapis, under a crescent moon and stars.CaravanNo. 12
A she-camel standing beside a spring that runs from a rock into a small pool, low hills and a pale sun behind.The She-CamelNo. 13
A saffron-yellow cow drawn in profile inside a lobed medallion on a pale star-lattice ground with a geometric border.Yellow CowNo. 14
A golden cow standing in a meadow of small jewel-coloured flowers against deep green, dark hills behind.Pleasing to SeeNo. 15
An elephant in profile, trunk lowered, standing in a pointed arch with arabesque spandrels and a border of eight-point stars.The ElephantNo. 16
A lone elephant on a plain under a wide sky crossed by flocks of small birds, each carrying a pebble.Birds in FlocksNo. 17
Three horses at full gallop in a frieze across deep indigo, dust rising behind them and sparks struck from their hooves as the sky turns towards dawn.The ChargersNo. 18
A chestnut horse standing in profile inside a scalloped medallion, set on deep green with arabesque scrolls and a star border.The HorseNo. 19
A mule in a saddle cloth with tassels, standing in a pointed arch over a lattice ground with a lozenge border.The MuleNo. 20
A grey donkey with a pale muzzle standing on open ground between two date palms, low hills beyond.The DonkeyNo. 21
An all-over pattern of sheep and goats in alternating rows, each in its own small lattice cell, on a pale ground.Eight MatesNo. 22
A long-horned goat standing on a rocky crag against deep indigo, a crescent moon and stars above.The GoatNo. 23
A small flock of sheep among rows of young crops by night, under a crescent moon on deep green.Night PastureNo. 24
A great whale swimming through engraved waves on deep indigo, with smaller fish below and a crescent above the water.The Great FishNo. 25
A broad-leaved gourd vine spreading over an empty shore, its pale gourds hanging above the sand, a calm sea beyond.Gourd VineNo. 26
A single fish slipping into the sea, its path traced as a fine arc that runs down through the engraved water.Into the SeaNo. 27
Rows of fish swimming openly at the surface of a green sea, drawn in jewel colours over fine engraved waves.Sabbath FishNo. 28
Two bodies of water side by side, one pale and fresh, one deep and salt, divided by a fine ornamental line, with fish in each and pearls and coral below.Two SeasNo. 29
A crow standing beside a small mound of freshly turned earth, drawn in ink and blue-black on a wide pale ground.The CrowNo. 30
A grey wolf standing alert on a moonlit rise, dark hills and a great crescent behind it on deep indigo.The WolfNo. 31
A slender hound lying with its forelegs stretched out at the mouth of a rock cave, the dark interior behind it and the rock face drawn in fine line.At the ThresholdNo. 32
A rocky hillside with a small cave mouth and a resting dog, while the sun is shown at intervals along its arc, rising on one side and setting on the other.The Sun's PathNo. 33
A maned lion in profile standing in a pointed arch on deep green, framed by arabesque scrolls and a star border.The LionNo. 34
A herd of wild donkeys running headlong across an open plain under a pale sun, a lion standing far off on a low rise.StartledNo. 35
Flocks of small birds in flight on deep indigo, wings caught at every point of the beat, in gold and jewel tones.AbabilNo. 36
Three birds high in a pale sky inside a round frame, one with wings spread and two folding theirs, above a low line of sand and a soft sun.Wings OutspreadNo. 37
A speckled quail standing among grasses, drawn inside a scalloped medallion on a lattice ground with a lozenge border.The QuailNo. 38
A covey of quails scattered across open ground beneath a band of scrolling clouds.Manna and QuailsNo. 39
A swarm of locusts in green and ochre spread over a warm ochre ground, each drawn with wings, long hind legs and antennae.LocustsNo. 40
A single locust drawn in profile with veined wings and a banded hind leg, set in a pointed arch with a lattice field and star border.The LocustNo. 41
A spotted green frog seen from above, legs spread on a lily pad, centred in a round medallion with a ring of dots on a star lattice.The FrogNo. 42
Frogs sitting on lily pads among tall reeds and bulrushes on still dark water, under a scatter of small stars.Frogs and ReedsNo. 43
A single gnat, small and finely drawn, alighting on a reed stem above still water inside a pointed arch.The GnatNo. 44
A common fly seen from above, drawn small and exact on a green leaf inside a round frame on a plain ground.The FlyNo. 45
Moths of several kinds scattered across deep indigo at every angle, their patterned wings in sand, carnelian and lapis.Scattered MothsNo. 46
A large moth with patterned, eye-spotted wings and feathered antennae, spread open inside a pointed arch with arabesque scrolls.The MothNo. 47
A banded serpent lying in a loose coil, head raised and tongue out, inside a round medallion on deep green with arabesque scrolls.The SerpentNo. 48
A single snake crossing rippled sand in a long S-curve, its track trailing behind it, on a warm ground.Moving SwiftlyNo. 49
Camels, cattle, sheep and goats walking home along a ridge at dusk, dark against a low sun and a banded sky.Evening ReturnNo. 50
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