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Illuminated firman (royal decree) with ornamental tughra of Sultan Ahmed III (r.1703-1730)

Illuminated firman (royal decree) with ornamental tughra of Sultan Ahmed III (r.1703-1730)

Ottoman

Calligraphic Portrait of the Prophet Muhammad

Calligraphic Portrait of the Prophet Muhammad

Ottoman

Verses Praising the Prophet Muhammad from the Gulistan by Sa'di, calligraphic composition

Verses Praising the Prophet Muhammad from the Gulistan by Sa'di, calligraphic composition

Ottoman

Calligraphic Composition with the Name 'Ali

Calligraphic Composition with the Name 'Ali

Ottoman

Inscription with Architectural and Floral Motifs

Inscription with Architectural and Floral Motifs

Ottoman

Official Document with Calligraphic Emblem of  Sultan Abdulhamid

Official Document with Calligraphic Emblem of Sultan Abdulhamid

Ottoman

Inscription in Tughra Form

Inscription in Tughra Form

Ottoman

Calligraphic Emblem of  `Ali Jinab Navab Sayyid Mustafa `Ali Khan Sahib Bahadur

Calligraphic Emblem of `Ali Jinab Navab Sayyid Mustafa `Ali Khan Sahib Bahadur

Islamic

Calligraphic Mihrab Containing Qur'an Surah 68, verses 51 and 52 (al-Qalam)

Calligraphic Mihrab Containing Qur'an Surah 68, verses 51 and 52 (al-Qalam)

Indian

Excerpt from Thoreau's "A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers"

Excerpt from Thoreau's "A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers", born 1969

Michael Cherney (also known as Qiu Mai 秋麥)

Illumination for Qur'an Section

Illumination for Qur'an Section

Arab

Manuscript of the Qur'an

Manuscript of the Qur'an

Persian

Manuscript of a Qur'an

Manuscript of a Qur'an

Persian

Fragment of a Manuscript of the Qur'an (Twenty-four Folios)

Fragment of a Manuscript of the Qur'an (Twenty-four Folios)

Islamic

Manuscript of a Qur'an

Manuscript of a Qur'an

Persian

Eight Folios from a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Sura 38: 4-26

Eight Folios from a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Sura 38: 4-26

Arab

Excerpt from the Huang ting jing and Poem by Zhao Mengfu

Excerpt from the Huang ting jing and Poem by Zhao Mengfu, dates uknown

Sekishitsu Zenkyū

Album of Calligraphic Panels

Album of Calligraphic Panels

Indian

Manuscript of the Collection of Forty Traditions by Abu Zakariya al-Nawawi

Manuscript of the Collection of Forty Traditions by Abu Zakariya al-Nawawi

Islamic

Manuscript of the Tuhfe-i Shahidi (a Rhyming Dictionary)

Manuscript of the Tuhfe-i Shahidi (a Rhyming Dictionary)

Ottoman

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