The book on Horsemanship and Farriery by al-Khuttuli (Kitab al-furusiyya wa’l-baitara by al-Khuttuli)

743 AH/1343 CE © Leiden University, Special Collections. This double-page red horse is the main illustration in a collective volume with three texts dedicated to horsemanship and veterinary science for horses. A double spread like this - unusual for the depiction of animals - testifies to the importance of the subject-matter in Islamic culture. The addition of names for all the different parts of the horse shows the illustration’s didactic intention.