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Illuminated Frontispiece of a Bustan of Sa`di, Sultan Muhammad Nur Iranian, Folio: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper<br/>Binding: Leather
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Bustan of Sa`di
Calligrapher Sultan Muhammad Nur
dated 920 AH/1514 CE
"Rustam Lassos Rakhsh", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
"Rustam Lassos Rakhsh", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1450
Qur'an Juz II, Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper with leather binding
Qur'an Juz II
17th–18th century
Futuh al-Haramain (Description of the Holy Cities), Muhi al-Din Lari Iranian or Indian, Main support: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper<br/>Binding: Leather
Futuh al-Haramain (Description of the Holy Cities)
Author Muhi al-Din Lari
mid-16th century
"Bahram Gur Sees a Herd of Deer Mesmerized by Dilaram' s Music", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, Amir Khusrau Dihlavi Indian, Main support: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper<br/>Margins: gold on dyed paper
"Bahram Gur Sees a Herd of Deer Mesmerized by Dilaram' s Music", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
Author Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
Attributed to Miskin
1597–98
Title Page of the Gospel of John , Sargis Armenian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Title Page of the Gospel of John

Illuminator Sargis
1300–1310
Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Nizami, Leather; tooled and gilded; ink on paper
Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Author Nizami
1509–10
"Rakhsh Kills a Lion while Rustam is Asleep", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
"Rakhsh Kills a Lion while Rustam is Asleep", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1300–30
"Isfandiyar's Third Course: He Slays a Dragon", Folio 434v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
"Isfandiyar's Third Course: He Slays a Dragon", Folio 434v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Painting attributed to Qasim ibn 'Ali
ca. 1530
Opening Folio of the 26th Volume of the "Anonymous Baghdad Qur'an", Ahmad ibn al-Suhrawardi al-Bakri, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Opening Folio of the 26th Volume of the "Anonymous Baghdad Qur'an"
Calligrapher Ahmad ibn al-Suhrawardi al-Bakri
Illuminator Muhammad ibn Aibak ibn 'Abdallah
706 AH/1306–7 CE
"Fable of the Lion and the Hare", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
"Fable of the Lion and the Hare", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna
dated 733 AH/1333 CE
"The Feast of Sada", Folio 22v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
"The Feast of Sada", Folio 22v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Painting attributed to Sultan Muhammad
ca. 1525
Anthology of Persian Poetry, Amir Shahi of Sabzavar Iranian, Main support: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper<br/>Binding: Lacquer
Anthology of Persian Poetry
Poet Amir Shahi of Sabzavar
Poet Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
Poet Nasir Khusrau
16th century
"Burzuya's Mission" Folio 5v, 6r from a Kalila Wa Dimna of Bidpai, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
"Burzuya's Mission" Folio 5v, 6r from a Kalila Wa Dimna of Bidpai
second quarter 16th century
Hours of Francis I, Master of François de Rohan French, Illuminated manuscript on parchment, bound in leather with gilt, French, Paris or Tours
Hours of Francis I
Master of François de Rohan
1539–40
Book of Prayers, Surat al-Yasin and Surat al-Fath, Ahmad Nairizi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper<br/>Binding: lacquer
Book of Prayers, Surat al-Yasin and Surat al-Fath
Calligrapher Ahmad Nairizi
Illuminator (attributed to) Muhammad Hadi
dated 1132 AH/1719–20 CE
"The Combat of Khusrau Parviz and Bahram Chubina (?)", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
"The Combat of Khusrau Parviz and Bahram Chubina (?)", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1330–40
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Ink, gold, and watercolor on paper
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
dated 531 AH/1137 CE
Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars) of al-Sufi, `Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi Iranian, Ink and gold on paper; leather binding
Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars) of al-Sufi
Author `Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
late 15th century
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Ink and gold on parchment
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
late 9th–early 10th century
"The Four Knights of Kai Khusrau in the Mountains", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"The Four Knights of Kai Khusrau in the Mountains", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Calligrapher Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali ibn (?) Husaini, known as al-Mausili
Patron Commissioned by al-Hasan Qawam al-Daula wa'l-Din
dated 741 AH/1341 CE
"The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus", Folio from a Falnama (Book of Omens), Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus", Folio from a Falnama (Book of Omens)
1550s
"Farhad Carves a Milk Channel for Shirin", Folio 74 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Nizami, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Farhad Carves a Milk Channel for Shirin", Folio 74 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Multiple artists/makers
dated 931 AH/1524–25 CE
Fragment of a Qur'an, Ink, watercolor, and gold on paper
Fragment of a Qur'an
dated 1265 AH/1860 CE
"Laur and Chanda in the Forest", Folio from a Chandayana (or Laur Chanda), Maulana Da'ud Indian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Laur and Chanda in the Forest", Folio from a Chandayana (or Laur Chanda)
Author Maulana Da'ud
ca. 1525–50
Folio from a Mu'nis al-ahrar fi daqa'iq al-ash'ar (The Free Man's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Jajarmi, Muhammad ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Folio from a Mu'nis al-ahrar fi daqa'iq al-ash'ar (The Free Man's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Jajarmi
Author Muhammad ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi
dated 741 AH/1340–41 CE
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
ca. 1180
"The Angel Gabriel meets 'Amr ibn Zaid (the Shepherd)", Folio from a Siyer-i Nebi (the Life of the Prophet), Mustafa ibn Vali, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"The Angel Gabriel meets 'Amr ibn Zaid (the Shepherd)", Folio from a Siyer-i Nebi (the Life of the Prophet)
Painting by Mustafa ibn Vali
Patron Commissioned by Sultan Murad III
Author Mustafa b. Yusuf al-Darir al-Erzerumi
ca. 1595
"Jonah and the Whale", Folio Probably from a Jami al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles), Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
"Jonah and the Whale", Folio Probably from a Jami al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles)
ca. 1400
Khusrau and Shirin, Hatifi Iranian, active Istanbul, Main support: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; binding: leather
Khusrau and Shirin
Poet Hatifi
Calligraphy, illumination, and painting by Suzi
dated 904 AH/1498–99 CE
"The Traveller Rescues the Goldsmith from the Pit Against the Advice of the Animals", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
"The Traveller Rescues the Goldsmith from the Pit Against the Advice of the Animals", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna
second quarter 16th century
Illuminated Double Page of a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami, Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Illuminated Double Page of a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami
Author Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
ca. 1580
"A King Offers to Make Amends to a Bereaved Mother", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, Amir Khusrau Dihlavi Indian, Main support: Ink, opaque watercolor, gold on paper<br/>Margins: Gold on dyed paper
"A King Offers to Make Amends to a Bereaved Mother", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
Author Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
Painting attributed to Miskin
1597–98
"The Combat of Qaran and Afrasiyab", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
"The Combat of Qaran and Afrasiyab", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1330–40
Coptic Liturgical Codex, Black and colored inks on Venetian paper
Coptic Liturgical Codex
17th–18th century
Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), Farid al-Din `Attar Iranian, Binding: doublure
Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Author Farid al-Din `Attar
Calligrapher Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
ca. 1600
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Ja'far Baisunghuri Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Calligrapher Ja'far Baisunghuri
Author Nizami
dated 835 AH/1431–32 CE
"Yusuf before the Ladies of Cairo", Folio from Yusuf and Zulaykha, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Yusuf before the Ladies of Cairo", Folio from Yusuf and Zulaykha
second half 16th century
"Gushtasp Kills the Wolf of Fasiqun", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
"Gushtasp Kills the Wolf of Fasiqun", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1300–30
"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari, Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari
Calligrapher Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif
Author Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari
dated 715 AH/1315 CE
Folio from the "Tashkent Qur'an", Ink on parchment
Folio from the "Tashkent Qur'an"
late 8th–early 9th century
Album of Flower Paintings, Fathallah Shirazi Iranian, Ink on paper
Album of Flower Paintings
Fathallah Shirazi
ca. 1880

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