Illustration from

the story of Bayad and Riyad, 13th century

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

f. 1r. Frontispiece


This damaged page shows the chamberlain and other figures.

End: f. 31r. Image of Bayad playing chess with a relative of the Old (the qarib) and image of the Old who visited them.
Next: f. 2v. Image of The Old counseling Bayad and warning.


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