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"The Concourse of the Birds", Folio 11r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), Habiballah of Sava Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper — "The Concourse of the Birds", Folio 11r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Painting by Habiballah of Sava
Author Farid al-Din `Attar
ca. 1600

"A Ruffian Spares the Life of a Poor Man", Folio 4v from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), Farid al-Din `Attar Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper — "A Ruffian Spares the Life of a Poor Man", Folio 4v from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Author Farid al-Din `Attar
ca. 1600

"Shaikh San'an and the Christian Maiden", Folio 22v from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), Farid al-Din `Attar Iranian, Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper — "Shaikh San'an and the Christian Maiden", Folio 22v from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Author Farid al-Din `Attar
ca. 1600

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

Binding and Text-Block for the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), Farid al-Din `Attar Iranian, Binding: Leather, gold, and color; carved, impressed, and gilded<br/>Text-block: Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper — Binding and Text-Block for the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Author Farid al-Din `Attar
ca. 1600

Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper — Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Calligrapher Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
Illuminator Zain al-'Abidin al-Tabrizi
Author Farid al-Din `Attar
text: dated 892 AH/1487 CE; illumination: ca. 1600

Folio from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), Farid al-Din `Attar Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper — Folio from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Author Farid al-Din `Attar
dated 892 AH/1486 CE

"Shaikh San'an beneath the Window of the Christian Maiden", Folio18r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), Farid al-Din `Attar Iranian, Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper — "Shaikh San'an beneath the Window of the Christian Maiden", Folio18r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Author Farid al-Din `Attar
Calligrapher Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
ca. 1600

Page of Calligraphy from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), Farid al-Din `Attar Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper — Page of Calligraphy from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Author Farid al-Din `Attar
Calligrapher Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
ca. 1600

"The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), Farid al-Din `Attar Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper — "The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Author Farid al-Din `Attar
dated 892 AH/1486 CE

"Funeral Procession", Folio 35r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi Iranian, Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper — "Funeral Procession", Folio 35r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Calligrapher Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
Author Farid al-Din `Attar
dated 892 AH/1486 CE

"The Anecdote of the Man Who Fell into the Water", Folio 44r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi Iranian, Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper — "The Anecdote of the Man Who Fell into the Water", Folio 44r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Calligrapher Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
Author Farid al-Din `Attar
dated 892 AH/1487 CE

"Allusion to Sura 27:16", Folio from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), Farid al-Din `Attar Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — "Allusion to Sura 27:16", Folio from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Author Farid al-Din `Attar
Calligrapher Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
dated 892 AH/1486 CE

"Shaikh Mahneh and the Villager", Folio 49r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), Farid al-Din `Attar Iranian, Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper — "Shaikh Mahneh and the Villager", Folio 49r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Author Farid al-Din `Attar
1487

Page of Calligraphy from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), Farid al-Din `Attar Iranian, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper — Page of Calligraphy from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Author Farid al-Din `Attar
16th–17th century

Page of Calligraphy from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), Farid al-Din `Attar Iranian, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper — Page of Calligraphy from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Author Farid al-Din `Attar
dated 892 AH/1486 CE

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