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Folio from a Khavarannama (The Book of the East) of ibn Husam al-Din
Maulana Muhammad Ibn Husam ad Din
ca. 1476–86
"Isfandiyar Slays Arjasp", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1330–40
Haft Aurang (Seven Thrones) of Jami
Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
ca. 1570–80
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Bustan of Sa`di
Sultan Muhammad Nur
dated 920 AH/1514 CE
Two Folios from a Qur'an
late 19th–20th century
"Battle Scene", Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-Din 'Ali Yazdi
Sharaf al-din 'Ali Yazdi
1485–86
"Funeral Procession", Folio 35r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
dated 892 AH/1486 CE
Section of a Qur'an
13th century
"Kai Khusrau Defeats the Army of Makran", Folio 376v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1525–30
Ad Catholicum, pariter et invictissimum Phillippum Dei gratia Hispaniarum regem
1573
"Meeting between Babur and Sultan 'Ali Mirza near Samarqand", Folio from a Baburnama (The Book of Babur)
ca. 1590
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
second half 8th century
"Misbah the Grocer Brings the Spy Parran to his House", Folio from a Hamzanama (The Adventures of Hamza)
Dasavanta
ca. 1570
A Lady Dressing
Master of the Swirling Skies
ca. 1720-50
Page of Calligraphy from a Kalila wa Dimna
second quarter 16th century
"Kai Khusrau Crosses the River Jayhun with Giv and Farangis", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
late 19th–early 20th century
Krishna and Radha Enthroned
India, Rajsasthan, probably Bundi
17th century
"Pair of Serpents", Folio from a Manafi' al-Hayawan (On the Usefulness of Animals) of Ibn Bakhtishu'
Ibn Bakhtishu'
1297–99
"Zulaykha with her Handmaidens After her Second Dream of Yusuf", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaykha
16th century
"Muhammad Revives the Sick Boy", Folio from a Falnama (Book of Omens) of Ja'far al-Sadiq
1550s
"Bahram Gur Pins the Coupling Onagers", Folio 568r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1530–35
"Husayn at the Bedside of the Dying Hasan", Folio from a Hadiqat al-Su'ada of Fuzuli (Garden of the Blessed)
Fuzuli
late 16th century
"Kai Khusrau's War Prizes Are Pledged", Folio 225v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1530
"The Hare, the Lion, and the Well", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna
second quarter 16th century
Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
`Umar Aqta'
late 14th–early 15th century (before 1405)
"The Ascetic Strikes a Jar of Honey and Oil with his Staff While Daydreaming", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna
second quarter 16th century
"Sudaba's Second Accusation Against Siyavush is Judged", Folio 164v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1525–30
"Rustam Slays the White Elephant", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
late 19th–early 20th century
"The Mi'raj or The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq", Folio 3v from a Bustan of Sa`di
Sultan Muhammad Nur
ca. 1525–35
Title Page of the Gospel of John
Sargis
1300–1310
"Jewish Captives Making an Appeal to the Prophet," Folio from a Hamla-yi Haidari (Attack of the Lion)
19th century
"Khusrau Catches Sight of Shirin Bathing", Folio 50 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Nizami
dated 931 AH/1524–25 CE
Anthology of Persian Poetry (Safina)
'Abd al-'Azim al-Yahya
1092 and 1096 AH/1681 and 1685 CE
Book of Prayers, Surat al-Yasin and Surat al-Fath
Ahmad Nairizi
dated 1132 AH/1719–20 CE
"Khwaja Umar Saved from Pursuers," Folio from the Hamzanama (The Adventures of Hamza)
Kesu Das
ca. 1565–70
Folio from a Manuscript of the Raga Darshan of Anup
dated 1214 AH/ 1799–1800 CE
"Rooster", Folio from a Dispersed Manuscript
10th–11th century
"The Clever Hare with the King of the Elephants at the Spring of the Moon", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna
second quarter 16th century
"Hunting Scene", Folio from a Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
1580
"Bahram Gur Slays the Dragon", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
second half 17th century