Colophon (text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
Persian
Solidus of Constantine VII, Constantinople, r. 945 - 959
Constantine VII
Cover with orphrey panels
Unidentified Artist
Lion Head, after Ruskin, 1840 - 1930
Charles Herbert Moore
Album of Drawings after Artists' Portraits
Unidentified Artist
Solidus of Justinian II, Second Reign, Constantinople, r. 685-695; co-r. 705-711
Justinian II
Miracle of Saint Mark, 1571 - 1631
Jacob Matham
Seated Woman in Classical Pose, Study for "Jason Returning to Demand His father's Kingdom", 1779 - 1843
Washington Allston
Two Panels of Foliate Moresque, the Upper with a Hound Chasing a Bird and a Hare, the Lower with a Keyhole below a Crown, 1672 - 1730
Étienne-Joseph Daudet
Six Moresque Designs, the Lower Left Border and the Lower Extent of the Lower Right Border with Dark Backgrounds, 1672 - 1730
Étienne-Joseph Daudet
Six Moresque Designs, the Lower Left Border and the Lower Extent of the Lower Right Border with Dark Backgrounds, 1672 - 1730
Étienne-Joseph Daudet
Crucified Christ
Unidentified Artist
Seated Virgin
Unidentified Artist
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), 1725 - 1802
Joseph Siffred Duplessis
River God, Standing Apostle, Bird, and other Sketches; verso: Study of Frames for Ceiling Paintings and a Leg, 1486 - 1551
After Domenico Beccafumi
Double-sided wood printing block from Book on the Process of Woodblock Printing (Hanga shūsatsu junjo chō), with a design of Compared Poems of the Four Seasons (Shiki no kuawase), active about 1780 - 1801
Designed by Katsukawa Shunchō 勝川春潮
Double-sided wood printing block from Book on the Process of Woodblock Printing (Hanga shūsatsu junjo chō), with a design of Compared Poems of the Four Seasons (Shiki no kuawase), active about 1780 - 1801