Showing posts with label crows. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crows. Show all posts

Wednesday, 30 July 2008

Owls in a cave.........


Here is another beautiful arabic ilumination; 'Abd Allah Ibn al-Muqaffa' Syria or Egypt mid-14th century. It appears to show a murder of crows flocking around the burning entrance to a cave. Huddled within the cave appear to be a parliament of owls.......