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"The Assassination of Khusrau Parviz", Folio 742v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper — "The Assassination of Khusrau Parviz", Folio 742v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
'Abd al-Samad
ca. 1535

Tile Panel in the form of an Architectural Niche, Hasan ibn `Ali ibn Ahmad Babavaih Iranian, Stonepaste; inglaze painted in blue, luster-painted on opaque white glaze, modeled — Tile Panel in the form of an Architectural Niche
Hasan ibn `Ali ibn Ahmad Babavaih
first half 14th century

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
`Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
late 15th century

Calligraphic Galleon, 'Abd al-Qadir Hisari Turkish, Ink and gold on paper — Calligraphic Galleon
'Abd al-Qadir Hisari
dated 1180 AH/1766–67 CE

Divan (Collected Works) of Jami, Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; leather binding — Divan (Collected Works) of Jami
Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
`Abd al-Karim al-Khwarazmi
ca. 1480

"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
Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif
Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari
dated 715 AH/1315 CE

"Ottoman Army Entering a City", Folio from a Divan of Mahmud `Abd al-Baqi, Mahmud 'Abd-al Baqi Ottoman, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — "Ottoman Army Entering a City", Folio from a Divan of Mahmud `Abd al-Baqi
Mahmud 'Abd-al Baqi
last quarter 16th century

"The Great Abu Sa'ud Teaching Law", Folio from a Divan of Mahmud `Abd-al Baqi, Mahmud 'Abd-al Baqi Ottoman, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — "The Great Abu Sa'ud Teaching Law", Folio from a Divan of Mahmud `Abd-al Baqi
Mahmud 'Abd-al Baqi
mid-16th century

Page of Calligraphy, 'Abd al-Rahim Indian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — Page of Calligraphy
'Abd al-Rahim
dated 992 AH/1584–85 CE

Page of Calligraphy with Stenciled and Painted Borders from a Subhat al-Abrar (Rosary of the Devout) of Jami, Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami Iranian, Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper — Page of Calligraphy with Stenciled and Painted Borders from a Subhat al-Abrar (Rosary of the Devout) of Jami
Multiple artists/makers
text, ca. 1500; borders, first quarter 17th century

Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars) of al-Sufi, `Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars) of al-Sufi
`Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
18th century

Salaman u Absal of Maulana Nur al-Din 'Abd-Rahman Jami, Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper<br/>Binding: pasteboard; painted and lacquered — Salaman u Absal of Maulana Nur al-Din 'Abd-Rahman Jami
Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
993 AH/1585 CE

Dala'il al-Khayrat Prayer Book, Muhammad bin Ahmad bin 'Abd Al-Rahman Al-Riyahi, Manuscript: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper<br/>Binding: Gilt tooled morocco — Dala'il al-Khayrat Prayer Book
Multiple artists/makers
dated 1035 AH/1625–26 CE

"Design on Each Side for Waterwheel Worked by Donkey Power", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari, Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — "Design on Each Side for Waterwheel Worked by Donkey Power", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari
Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari
Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif
dated 715 AH/1315 CE

Anthology of Persian Poetry (Safina), 'Abd al-'Azim al-Yahya, Main support: Ink and watercolor on paper. Binding: Leather — Anthology of Persian Poetry (Safina)
'Abd al-'Azim al-Yahya
1092 and 1096 AH/1681 and 1685 CE

Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), Farid al-Din `Attar Iranian, Binding: doublure — Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Farid al-Din `Attar
Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
ca. 1600

Brazier of Rasulid Sultan al-Malik al-Muzaffar Shams al-Din Yusuf ibn 'Umar, Brass; cast, chased, and inlaid with silver and black compound — Brazier of Rasulid Sultan al-Malik al-Muzaffar Shams al-Din Yusuf ibn 'Umar
second half 13th century

Darvish, Abd al-Majid Taleqani, Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper — Darvish
Abd al-Majid Taleqani
18th century

Page of Calligraphy from the Kulliyat of Sa'di, Abd al-Majid Taleqani, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — Page of Calligraphy from the Kulliyat of Sa'di
Abd al-Majid Taleqani
18th century

Page of Calligraphy, Abd al-Majid Taleqani, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — Page of Calligraphy
Abd al-Majid Taleqani
dated 1176 AH/1763 CE

Prayer Book, 'Abd al-Qadir Hisari Turkish, Manuscript: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper<br/>Binding: leather and gold — Prayer Book
'Abd al-Qadir Hisari
dated 1180 AH/1766 CE

Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble), Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)
Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
1485–90

Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble), Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)
Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
1485–90

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
Muhammad ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi
dated 741 AH/1340–41 CE

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)
Multiple artists/makers
text: dated 892 AH/1487 CE; illumination: ca. 1600

Mosque Lamp for the Mausoleum of Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar, Glass; blown, folded foot, applied handles, enameled, and gilded — Mosque Lamp for the Mausoleum of Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar
shortly after 1285

"Yusuf Arriving in Egypt and Leaving the Ship in the Nile", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami, Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami Iranian, Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper — "Yusuf Arriving in Egypt and Leaving the Ship in the Nile", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
Mir 'Ali al-Husaini
930 AH/1523–24 CE

Incense Burner of Amir Saif al-Dunya wa’l-Din ibn Muhammad al-Mawardi, Ja`far ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali, Bronze; cast, engraved, chased, pierced — Incense Burner of Amir Saif al-Dunya wa’l-Din ibn Muhammad al-Mawardi
Ja`far ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali
dated 577 AH/1181–82 CE

Qur'anic Compilation Page, Abu Muhammad 'Abd al-Qayyum ibn Muhammad ibn Karamshah al-Tabrizi, Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper — Qur'anic Compilation Page
Abu Muhammad 'Abd al-Qayyum ibn Muhammad ibn Karamshah al-Tabrizi
ca. 1370

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)
Muhi al-Din Lari
mid-16th century

Arak el Emir, Louis Vignes French, Albumen silver print from glass negative — Arak el Emir
Louis Vignes
Charles Nègre
1864

Futuh al-Haramayn (Description of the Holy Cities), Muhi al-Din Lari Iranian or Indian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — Futuh al-Haramayn (Description of the Holy Cities)
Muhi al-Din Lari
dated 1089 AH/1678 CE

"Arjuna Battles Raja Tamradhvaja", Folio from a Razmnama, 'Abd al-Rahim ibn Muhammad Bairam Khan Khan-i Khanan Indian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — "Arjuna Battles Raja Tamradhvaja", Folio from a Razmnama
'Abd al-Rahim ibn Muhammad Bairam Khan Khan-i Khanan
ca. 1616–17

"Yusuf Tending the Flocks", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami, Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper — "Yusuf Tending the Flocks", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
1523–24

"Zulaikha Seizing the Skirt of Joseph's Robe", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami, Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — "Zulaikha Seizing the Skirt of Joseph's Robe", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
1523–24

"Enthronement of a Young Prince (Shapur II?)", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami, Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami Iranian, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper — "Enthronement of a Young Prince (Shapur II?)", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami
Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
second half 16th century

"Yusef Serves for Zulaikha at a Feast", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami, Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami Iranian, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper — "Yusef Serves for Zulaikha at a Feast", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami
Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
second half 16th century

"Enthronement of a Young Prince (Shapur II?)", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami, Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami Iranian, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper — "Enthronement of a Young Prince (Shapur II?)", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami
Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
second half 16th century

"Zusuf is Purchased in Egypt by Zulaikha", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami, Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami Iranian, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper — "Zusuf is Purchased in Egypt by Zulaikha", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami
Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
second half 16th century

"Zulaikha after her Second Dream of Yusuf", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami, Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami Iranian, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper — "Zulaikha after her Second Dream of Yusuf", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami
Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
second half 16th century