Sultan Murad III (r. 1574-1595) in his Library (painting, recto; text, verso) illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Javahir al Ghara’ib Tarjomat Bahr al-‘Aja’ib (Gems of Marvels: A Translation of the Sea of Wonders) by Mustafa Cenabi (Jannabi).
Ottoman
The manuscript was copied by Mustafa Hariri in 1582 (H. 990) according to the colophon.
Opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper
Ottoman period