the story of Bayad and Riyad, 13th century

Vatican City, Bibliotheca Apostolica, manuscript Vaticano arabo 368 (riserva)

f. 10r. Image of Bayad playing the lute in the presence of the Lady and her entourage.

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Referenced on p.57, WAR - 010 Saracen Faris 1050-1250 AD by David Nicolle and Christa Hook:
The Bayad wa Riyad manuscript, Morocco or Andalusia, early 13th century. Music and poetry played a crucial role in the life of medieval Muslim civilisation.

Referenced on p.94, God's Warriors, Knights Templar, Saracens and the Battle for Jerusalem by Helen Nicholson & David Nicolle:
The Bayad wa Riyad manuscript from Morocco or Andulusia, early 13th century. Music and poetry played a crucial role in the life of medieval Muslim civilization.

39. Illustration from the 13th-century manuscript Ḥadīth Bayāḍ wa Riyāḍ, from Islamic Spain or Ceuta, the hero Bayāḍ is playing the ‘ūd in the garden of the wealthy mistress of the house and her handmaidens, all of whom are unveiled and bareheaded except for the lady who wears a large golden tāj. He wears a large ovoid turban with a gold tirāz “factory patch” on the front (Biblioteca Apostolica, Vatican, ms arabo 368, fol. 10).
Source: Fig. 39, Arab Dress. From the dawn of Islam to Modern times by Smirna Si

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